So, Blunkett has resigned. Could this be part of the real reason why? “It’s a good day to bury bad legislation”.

Quoting liberally from a cam.misc post we can see how Blunkett changed his tune as time went on:

- I had no contact with the IND letter and only checked the application myself. It did not go through my office.

- I brought the application in to the office and got someone to read it to me there (for some reason) but it did not go through my office.

- Someone in my office must have got it and acted on the application anyway (how would they know the link with Blunkett though?). But I had (definite statement) no contact with the IND letter.

- I was always aware of the letter.

And then he starts using the fatal words “I have no recollection…” which is a key phrase to use when you’ve been caught bang to rights; especially when what he fails to recollect has evidentially been shown to be true.