The British prime minister is disabled

According to the Daily Telegraph, on the evening of June 5438+February 65438+May 5, Blunkett, a famous British blind politician and home secretary, resigned with tears and was replaced by Charles Clark, the current minister of education and skills training.

* * * Take responsibility and resign.

Blunkett submitted his resignation letter earlier on June 5438+05, acknowledging that the Ministry of the Interior under his jurisdiction did speed up the application for an indefinite residence permit in the UK for Leonia Kassam, the nanny of her former lover Kimberly.

Kassam, 36, came to England from 65438 to 0999. In 2002, after Kimberly's son William was born, Kassam came to Kimberly's house as a nanny. Later, Kassam asked Kimberly to help her get a permanent residence visa.

According to the relevant regulations of the British Home Office on immigrant visas, immigrants who are engaged in domestic work in the UK must have lived in the UK for four years before they are eligible for a permanent residence visa. In other words, Kassem will not get this qualification until the end of July 2003 at the earliest.

The Sunday Telegraph quoted a friend of Kimberly as saying that Kimberly found Blunkett, and the Minister of the Interior sent a driver to take Kassam's passport and promised to help solve the problem. As a result, the immigration department of the British Home Office quickly approved Kassam's application for permanent residence.

After the incident, Blunkett insisted that he had done nothing wrong. However, Sir Allen Bader, a former British financial official who was in charge of investigating this matter, found through investigation that Blunkett's office sent a fax and an e-mail to the immigration officer of the Home Office to coordinate the residence permit of Qassam.

1February 14, Sir Budd held talks with Blunkett and informed him of these latest investigations. That night, Blunkett stayed up all night. After careful consideration, he decided to take responsibility and resign. Blunkett insisted that he didn't remember being personally involved in these matters, but he was willing to take full responsibility and wouldn't let his subordinates become scapegoats.

* * * overestimated the feelings with the lover.

In an interview, Blunkett had tears in her eyes, indicating that she misjudged her relationship with her ex-lover, Kimberly. Kimberly, 44, is the publisher of the pro-Conservative magazine Observer. Her ex-husband, American financier Michael, has a low opinion of Kimberly. He said that Kimberly had a series of extramarital affairs during their marriage. "Even if she lies in the grave, she still thinks that someone wants to lie with her." . Michael said Kimberly would feel uncomfortable if he didn't attend two or three cocktail parties in one night. A relative of Michael also revealed that Kimberly is a "person who smiles at you on the surface and kicks you in the back".

In 200 1 year, Kimberly remarried stephen quinn, who was in charge of fashion magazine publishing. That summer, after she met Blunkett, she had an affair. As long as they have free time, they meet secretly and stay together for a few hours.

Blunkett is very eager to live a normal love life with Kimberly, walk in the street like a normal couple and go out to eat without hiding, so she proposed to Kimberly several times. But compared with Blunkett's infatuation, Kimberly is much more realistic. She refused to leave her husband for Bronkitt.

However, Blunkett, who is now sober, said, "I misunderstood our relationship and that some people would do this, not only for me, but also for a younger (Blunkett's youngest son)."

* * * Sacrifice everything for his son

Blunkett said in an interview that he was willing to sacrifice everything for the son he gave birth to with Kimberly. He thinks Kimberly's 2-year-old son William is his own flesh and blood, but Kimberly denies it. Therefore, Blunkett proposed to carry out DNA identification, and filed a lawsuit in court, demanding visitation rights and even custody.

Blunkett accused Kimberly of leaking their lover's relationship to the media and exposing her visa as revenge for his birth. According to the Sunday Telegraph, Kimberly sent an email to Sir Allen Budd, voluntarily proving that Blunkett had helped his nanny, which made Blunkett's situation worse.

In this regard, Blunkett said frankly that he understood as early as three months ago: "If I want to see my youngest son (William) again, if I want to hold him in my arms again, some consequences will surely come. If I don't decide not to leave my youngest son in September this year, this issue (visa issue) will never be mentioned. " He said emotionally, "I hope he (William) not only knows that his father sacrificed his future for him, but also knows that his mother has some regrets."

Blunkett went on to say, "People will understand what I have endured and what I am prepared to face. My three children and I are prepared to sacrifice everything for my youngest son." Blunkett ended his 20-year marriage with his first wife in 1987, leaving him three sons. Since then, he has never remarried, and the black guide dog named Sadie has been with him.

* * * is unpopular in the cabinet.

In addition to scandals, subtle interpersonal relationships may also be the reason for his decision to resign. Blunkett told the biographer that he was most optimistic about michael howard as his successor, which aroused strong dissatisfaction from British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. Straw has always been regarded as a strong candidate for the British Home Secretary.

In addition to provoking Straw, Blunkett also pointed his finger at the education department, saying that the achievements made by Charles Clarke, Minister of Education, in reforming the education system were disappointing. Because he likes to offend his colleagues, Blunkett is under great pressure from the cabinet and the government.

* * * Blind Prime Minister's dream is shattered.

Blunkett, 57, was born in an ordinary family in Sheffield. From the moment he came into this world, he was a blind child, who struggled with misfortune all his life. As the only local school for the blind is far from home, Blunkett has been boarding at the school since he was 4 years old, and his parents only visit him for half a day a month.

/kloc-at the age of 0/2, Blunkett's father accidentally fell into the boiler while working in the gas plant and was scalded to death by boiling water. But the factory refused to pay compensation on the grounds that Blunkett's father had passed the normal retirement age, and Blunkett and his mother were in trouble.

After his father died, Blunkett's family became very poor. However, physical disability and family misfortune did not knock Blunkett down. Suffering made Blunkett determined to "do something that made his mother proud". With strong will and unremitting efforts, he successfully graduated from middle school, completed the courses prescribed by Sheffield University and Huddersfield College of Education, and then entered politics.

He was elected as a member of the House of Commons from 65438 to 0987, becoming the first member to bring the blind dog into Parliament. At the age of 49, he became the Minister of Education, and at the age of 54, he became the British Home Secretary. He became one of the most important cabinet members in Blair's government, responsible for law enforcement, immigration and combating terrorism, and was considered as one of the future prime ministers.

Blunkett's sad curtain call not only ruined his political life and shattered his dream of becoming prime minister, but also dealt a heavy blow to the current Prime Minister Blair. Blair has always regarded Blunkett as his magic weapon for re-election. During the investigation in Blunkett, Blair believed that he was innocent and firmly supported him, and called on people not to pay too much attention to Blunkett's private life. (