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General correspondence file, 2005 - 2008

 File — Box: Blunkett Box 40
Reference code: 467/1/7/11

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and papers from Blunkett's constituency office and home in the years following his resignation from the cabinet including a mixture of both person and political subjects. Includes: letters to Lord Falconer and Margaret Hodge concerning the modernisation of the family court system, November 2005; letter to Tony Blair enclosing letter from Gus O'Donnell concerning Blunkett's DNA Bioscience share holdings, November 2005; memorandum and correspondence of the forthcoming Education Bill, January 2006; letters from Blunkett to his constituents who were victims of the collapse of Farepak, December 2006; correspondence with the BBC Trust concerning Blunkett's complaints about a Newsnight programme in 2005 relating to his holdings in DNA Bioscience, 2007; letters from Tony and Cherie Blair, on Blair's resignation as prime minister, July 2007.

Dates

  • Creation: 2005 - 2008

Creator

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Extent

1 Folder(s)

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by David Blunkett, 2019

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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