Hazel Blears has resigned from her Cabinet position as Communities and Local Government secretary. Ms Blears has been under fire over her expenses claims despite repaying £13,000 and was tipped for the axe in the forthcoming reshuffle expected after European and English local elections. The Salford MP had denied doing anything wrong.
In a resignation statement, Ms Blears said: “Today I have told the prime minister that I am resigning from the Government.
“My politics has always been rooted in the belief that ordinary people are capable of extraordinary things, given the right support and encouragement.
“The role of a progressive Government should be to pass power to the people. I’ve never sought high office for the sake of it, or for what I can gain, but for what I can achieve for the people I represent and serve...I am glad to be going home to the people who matter the most to me: the people of Salford.
The prime minister’s spokesman said: “Gordon Brown respects and understands Hazel Blear’s decision to quit the cabinet and believes that she made an outstanding contribution to public life.”
Ms Blears is the third leading cabinet figure to resign in the last 48 hours. Replacements as head of the CLG include: Margaret Beckett, John Healey and Yvette Cooper.
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