Blunkett quits for second time in a year
3rd Nov 2005, 07:03 GMT
UK: David Blunkett resigned from Tony Blair's cabinet for the second time in a year yesterday after accepting he "made a mistake" in breaching the government's ministerial guidelines on paid posts taken up by ministers after leaving office.
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