Blunkett resigns

British Home Secretary David Blunkett has succumbed to pressure and resigned, it was confirmed tonight.

Blunkett resigns
Wed, 15 Dec, 2004 - 18:05
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British Home Secretary David Blunkett has succumbed to pressure and resigned, it was confirmed tonight.

Mr Blunkett had been under mounting pressure over claims that he helped his ex-lover Kimberly Quinn's Filipina nanny Leoncia Casalme get leave to stay in the UK and get visas for foreign trips.

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