Official Claims Blunkett 'Hit the Roof' Over Delays to Nanny's Visa

Scotland on Sunday › December 13, 2004

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BELEAGUERED David Blunkett faced fresh pressure over his conduct last night after it was claimed he intimidated officials into "fast- tracking" a visa for his former lover's nanny.

A senior Whitehall insider has alleged that the Home Secretary called a meeting with senior officials over the backlogs that had delayed Leoncia Casalme's application to remain indefinitely in this country.

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Official Claims Blunkett 'Hit the Roof' Over Delays to Nanny's Visa

He reportedly produced a letter to the nanny warning her she faced a 12-month wait for her application to be decided. Blunkett allegedly "hit the roof" when his officials insisted they were clearin...

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