| | Blunkett in language barrier shock
16 Sep 2002
The Home Office this morning defended remarks made by David Blunkett about the English language. In an essay for a new book, the Home Secretary wrote that ministers should speak English "in a clear and understandable fashion" at home, in Parliament and while talking to the media. Doing this, he said, would both help integrate them into society and make them easier for the public to understand.
Mr Blunkett's comments have, however, been severely criticised by many. "This is an outrage!" bellowed a furious supporter of John Prescott from the roof of a particularly tall building. "The deputy prime minister should not be subjected to this kind of racial slur. He can't help the way he speaks, or the fact that he's Welsh."
Despite this, a spokesman for the prime minister has given the essay his backing. "The prime minister stands by the Home Secretary's comments," he said at a press conference this afternoon. "However, they are not policy – they're only describing the best possible scenario. It doesn't mean we're going to do anything about implementing them. A bit like the rest of our policies, in that respect."
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