Blair stands by under pressure Home Secretary

British Prime Minister Tony Blair today expressed his “full confidence” in his Home Secretary David Blunkett, as he faced demands for a judicial inquiry into claims that he abused his position to help his lover.

Blair stands by under pressure Home Secretary

British Prime Minister Tony Blair today expressed his “full confidence” in his Home Secretary David Blunkett, as he faced demands for a judicial inquiry into claims that he abused his position to help his lover.

Conservatives called for a judge to be appointed to investigate a series of allegations in the Sunday Telegraph, most seriously that he intervened to rush through a visa allowing former mistress Kimberly Quinn’s nanny to stay in Britain.

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