David Blunkett | Cambridge Union

18 of May, at 18:00 | The Chamber ....................................................................................................................... Thumbnail Photo: Libby Styles ....................................................................................................................... David Blunkett is a British politician, now in the House of Lords, who was MP for the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough constituency for 28 years until the 2015 general election, when he stood down. Blind since birth, and coming from a poor family in one of Sheffield’s most deprived districts, he rose to become Education and Employment Secretary, Home Secretary and Work and Pensions Secretary in Tony Blair’s Cabinet following Labour’s victory in the 1997 general election. ....................................................................................................................... SUBSCRIBE for more speakers:    / @cambridgeunionsoc1815   ....................................................................................................................... Connect with us on: Facebook:   / thecambridgeunion   Instagram:   / cambridgeunion   Twitter:   / cambridgeunion   LinkedIn:   / cambridge-union-society