Vandals target former British minister's car

Former British cabinet minister Hazel Blears’s car was attacked last night while she canvassed voters.

Vandals smashed the windscreen of the Citroen Xsara Picasso and slashed all four tyres while she knocked on doors in Manchester, police said.

The MP, who was at the centre of the MPs’ expenses scandal, dismissed the idea the attack could be the result of a vendetta, telling the Manchester Evening News it was “teenagers with nothing to do on a hot afternoon”.

Ms Blears was criticised when it was revealed she failed to pay a tax bill of more than £13,000 on the sale of a flat in London.

She repaid the money and later resigned as Communities Secretary.