We must draw on our early roots and remind people why the Labour party was created and who it sought to represent.… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
Being a Labour home secretary in the 21st century means fighting a constant battle against both extreme Right and Left. — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
It is now in Gordon Brown's - and the Labour party's - best interests for those seeking the prime minister's immediate departure… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
I believe whoever the Labour Party chooses to replace Tony Blair will beat David Cameron. — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
Being an MP is not a desperately hard life, like going down the pit or working in the steelworks - with which… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
I am nothing if not a loyalist. After 46 years in the Labour party, I've grown weary of the cry: 'If only… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
I am not a parliamentarian. I am a politician. Some MPs leave and are itching to get back. I don't feel that.… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
Strengthening our identity is one way of reinforcing people's confidence and sense of citizenship and well-being. — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
Politics is about the participation and engagement of the wider citizenry - to miss that point would doom us to irrelevance. — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
I don't think anyone can say I have said one thing in public and done another in private. — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
As a former home secretary, I have access to and knowledge of the workings of the system in a way that individuals unfamiliar with… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
The Home Office culture was one of being just above the problem, of hovering just out of reach of knowing what was going on… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
And we think that our citizens and yours would be very angry if they thought that we hadnt taken every possible step for prevention… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
I was affected by the harshness of government, the reality of 16-hour days, and the pressures of modern communications. — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
Yes, it will go through the disciplines that all puppies go through including house training and puppy walking, then at twelve month old it… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
At school, I was brought up on revolting food - sausages, sausages and Spam - but at home, I had the most wonderful sponge… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
Let's not allow the voice of the people to be overwhelmed by the siren song of those who opposed regulation, who demanded that government… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
The clash between capital and labour, between those seeking to maximise profit and those with only their toil to sell, was the driving force… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
Without the political parties and the volunteering work of their members day in, day out, we would have a very different sort of politics… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
If I pleaded guilty to a mistake while I was home secretary, it wasn't that I didn't get tough - my God, I put… — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
We have put over £2bn in the last three years into counter-terrorism and we are developing the electronic border surveillance and identity cards — David Blunkett Copy Share Image
