Blunkett

/ ˈblʌnkɪt /

noun

1. David . born 1947, British Labour politician; secretary of state for education and employment (1997–2001); home secretary (2001–04); secretary of state for work and pensions (2005)

Example Sentences

The former Labour Home Secretary Lord Blunkett criticised the reforms for not being strong enough.

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Mr Doyle has more than a quarter of a century of experience with Labour, beginning as the head of press for the party in 1998, before a brief stint as an adviser to David Blunkett, then the work and pensions secretary.

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Lord Blunkett isn't the only one – Jagjit Chadha, Professor of Economics at Cambridge University, has written in The Guardian this week of his scepticism about the value of the fiscal rules.

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Both the German parallel and Lord Blunkett's suggestion get short shrift from senior government figures.

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Former Labour cabinet minister Lord David Blunkett told the BBC at the weekend he "would like the Chancellor to loosen a little the self-imposed fiscal rules", adding that they amounted to "Treasury orthodoxy…at its worst".

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