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Blunkett

British

/ ˈblʌnkɪt /

noun

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)

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Lord Doyle, a veteran Labour spin doctor who was the party's head of press between 1998 and 2005 before working for Lord Blunkett and Sir Tony Blair, took his seat in the House of Lords on 12 January.

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Lord Doyle, a veteran Labour spin doctor who was the party's head of press between 1998 and 2005 before working for Lord Blunkett and Sir Tony Blair, was given a peerage by Sir Keir in December.

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It comes as Labour former cabinet minister Lord Blunkett repeated his call for McSweeney to leave Downing Street on Sunday.

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His candidacy for Lord Speaker was supported by former Labour Home Secretary Lord Blunkett and retired senior judge Baroness Butler-Sloss.

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His candidacy was supported by former Labour Home Secretary Lord Blunkett and retired senior judge Baroness Butler-Sloss.

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