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The Latest Breaking News from David Blunkett

Keir Starmer doubles down with his ‘dirty tricks’ ads

Labour’s next adverts are reportedly set to blame the prime minister for crashing the economy

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer faces Easter uprising over Labour campaign attacking Rishi Sunak

Labour MPs complain to their leader and warn ‘ugly’ new tactics will backfire in blue wall

The Independent UK

Yvette Cooper distances herself from Labour attack ads

Shadow home secretary was unaware of ad claiming Sunak doesn’t think child sex abusers should go to prison

The Independent UK

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Yvette Cooper was ‘not told’ about Labour’s Sunak attack ad in advance

Shadow home secretary was not consulted about the widely criticised advert that claims Rishi Sunak did not believe in jailing child abusers

The Guardian - UK

Murdered teacher Sabina Nessa's sister joins calls to force killers to attend court

Labour former home secretary David Blunkett is among those urging change after Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s murderer Thomas Cashman refused to leave his cell to face the the nine-year-old’s family

Daily Mirror

Thousands of people like me are locked up with no fixed release date all because of New Labour’s political arms race

Nearly 3,000 of us are still in jail because of the infamous ‘imprisonment for public protection’ sentence, says author Terence Smith

The Guardian - UK

‘The wounds don’t ever heal’: 30 years after James Bulger’s murder, Bootle cannot forget

In 1993, the UK was held in horror by the murder of two-year-old James Bulger. From the scene of his abduction to the youth justice system, the distress still reverberates

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Former education ministers attack plan to reduce vocational qualifications

Coalition fears DfE may break pledges that only small percentage of qualifications will be replaced by T-levels

The Guardian - UK

Former Labour minister backs UK Government use of Section 35 order over gender reform

David Blunkett, who served as Home Secretary under Tony Blair, has waded into the gender reform row and backed the UK Government

The National (Scotland)

Former Labour minister insists Tory Government 'right' to block Holyrood gender reforms

Lord Blunkett said his party was "a bit all over the place" on how to balance trans rights with women's rights

Daily Record

Starmer must tackle economic ‘disaster’ of Brexit, warn Labour grandees

Peter Hain says Labour leader must have plans ready to limit the damage caused by leaving the EU if he becomes PM

The Guardian - UK

MI5 ‘still trusts Suella Braverman’ despite misconduct OLD

Home Secretary will still get top secret briefings

The Independent UK

Lord Blunkett urges Labour to prepare skills ‘revolution’

A new national taskforce should form part of efforts to trigger a ‘revolution’ in skills, former education secretary David Blunkett has said.

The Independent UK

Mum 'torn apart' after son remains in jail 14 years after being told he'd serve less than four

David Cummins remains subject to a sentencing scheme which has since been banned

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'My son was told he'd serve three-and-a-half years minimum - 14 years later and he's still locked up'

"I need justice for my son now - he has served way beyond his time"

Daily Mirror

Queen Elizabeth II remembered in heartwarming anecdotes as the nation grieves her loss

For most the late Queen was the model of respectability and elegance - but for some luckily enough to know her personally, they saw glimpses of a mischievous sense of humour, kind heart and enduring humanity

The Guardian - UK

Tony Blair was warned repeal of anti-gay section 28 might harm election chances

Archives reveal David Blunkett voiced concerns about overturning ban on ‘promotion’ of homosexuality

The Independent UK

Blair was warned on peril of repealing same-sex education law ahead of election

David Blunkett wrote to Tony Blair about ditching the controversial Section 28.

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Daily Mirror

Queen broke protocol to make remark about Vladimir Putin after waiting 14 minutes

After Russian president Vladimir Putin left the Queen waiting for 14 minutes she made a pointed remark about the Kremlin boss in an rare divergence from royal protocol back in 2003

The Guardian - UK

Lords rally to protect independence of UK’s Electoral Commission

Boris Johnson’s government faces new defeat over what critics say is democratic meddling

The Guardian - UK

UK politicians request visa scheme for Ukrainian students and academics

In a letter to Priti Patel, the cross-party group calls for temporary places where those displaced can study and carry out research

The Guardian - UK

Empty promises of ‘levelling up’ will only do harm in the long run

Unless we invest directly in transforming people as well as places, any plans will fall short and create more distrust, says former education secretary David Blunkett

The Independent UK

MI5 must investigate ‘security risk’ Boris Johnson after Partygate leaks, David Blunkett says

Call comes after allegation that prime minister left top-secret documents lying around when visitors came to his flat

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