Will this help all those fathers out there fighting for their kids…■■? Or will David Blunkett join the fathers-4-justice and start climbing cranes and scaling buckingham palace with all the others? Can’t wait to see how this turns out.
LONDON - Home Secretary David Blunkett, whose affair with a married American magazine publisher has jeopardized his political career, raised more eyebrows Friday by declaring he is the father of her 2-year-old son.
Blunkett’s now-ended affair with Kimberly Quinn, along with claims he abused his ministerial post to fast-track a visa for her Filipina nanny, have overshadowed the government’s policy agenda and electrified the British press.
Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) is standing by his close friend and ally, but political commentators are divided over whether the hard-line law and order chief will survive the furor.
The scandal took a fresh twist Friday when details of Blunkett’s legal bid for access to the child were made public. A High Court judge ruled the proceedings should not be delayed.