Blunkett returns to work amid resignation calls

British Home Secretary David Blunkett is back at work amid Conservative calls for him to resign over the fallout from his affair…

British Home Secretary David Blunkett is back at work amid Conservative calls for him to resign over the fallout from his affair with married publisher Kimberly Quinn.

Mr Blunkett will visit a London school to publicise a video designed to educate teenagers about personal-safety issues.

For Mr Blunkett, the weekend brought no respite from the furore generated by the revelation of his now-finished affair with Mrs Quinn, and subsequent claims that he misused his public position for her benefit.

Ms Theresa May, Tory spokeswoman on family issues, called on Mr Blunkett to "consider his position".

Shadow home secretary David Davis said several of the allegations levelled at Mr Blunkett would be resigning issues if they were proven.

On Friday Mr Blunkett won the first round of a court battle with Mrs Quinn, when a High Court judge dismissed her call for a delay in the hearing of the Home Secretary's application for a contact order over her two-year old son - who Mr Blunkett says is his child.

The saga moved from the courtroom back to the front pages of the Sunday newspapers, where it received extensive coverage.

-PA

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