David Blunkett broke official anti-sleaze rules when he took a lucrative City job earlier this year, an Independent on Sunday investigation has discovered. His breach of the Ministerial Code last night prompted demands for his resignation and a full investigation.. Politicians were accused of hypocrisy last night after it emerged that the Government's new law banning smoking will not cover the House of Commons or the House of Lords. When workplaces around England and Wales become smoke-free zones in 2007, MPs and peers will be able to continue happily puffing on a cigar or cigarette at their desks.. He is an abrasive former boxer and seaman, who famously punched a protester while on the campaign trail.
They are vegetarian environmentalists who believe they can save the planet by handing out energy-efficient light-bulbs. One of the two camps will this week face serious charges relating to abuse and threats under the Public Order Act - and it will not be John Prescott. In what could prove to be the legal showdown of the season, eight Greenpeace activists are to be tried on charges of threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour after clambering past faux Gothic turrets and on to the roof of the Deputy Prime Minister's house on the outskirts of Hull.The trial of the activists, who mounted a dawn raid on Prescott Towers and placed solar panels on the roof in April, will feature a rare public appearance by Mrs Prescott on Tuesday.Mrs Prescott is expected to testify that the arrival of the protesters on their roof caused distress, not only to her but to the armed bodyguards posted at the home.The environmentalists, who scaled the walls in orange boiler suits and handed out eco light-bulbs before erecting solar panels, are expected to argue that they had no intention of intimidating Mrs Prescott. Later sacked by Michael Howard for denying the affair.APRIL 2005: "Voting Tory will cause your wife to have bigger breasts and increase your chances of owning a BMW M3," he declares.APRIL 2005: Indicates his grasp of Tory policy "I can't remember what my line is on drugs What's my line on drugs?". He is sacked as a trainee reporter after making up a quote.1997: Stands as Tory candidate in Clwyd South.
Loses.1999: Appointed editor of The Spectator.JUNE 2001: "Go back home and prepare for breakfast," he tells Tories after being elected to serve the constituency of Henley.JUNE 2004: "My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars."OCTOBER 2004: Sent to Liverpool to apologise for accusing city of "wallowing" in "victim status".OCTOBER 2004: "An inverted pyramid of piffle" is Johnson's description of allegations that he had an affair with Spectator columnist Petronella Wyatt. Ms Wyatt later confirmed their relationship and Mr Johnson was dismissed for the apparent dishonesty rather than the relationship.The Spectator's new owners, the Barclay brothers, were understood to be unamused by the goings-on.Among names suggested to replace Mr Johnson as editor is Geordie Greig, of the society magazine Tatler. Mr Greig said last night he did not wish to comment.Life and crimes of Johnson1987: Joins The Times after Eton and Balliol College, Oxford. He was sacked as a trainee reporter for The Times in 1987 for falsifying a quote from his godfather. But after a spell at The Express and Star in Wolverhampton, he found a home at The Daily Telegraph, a paper in tune with his outlook and breeding, as the son of a former Tory MEP.