Asked whether Hazel Blears would be replaced today, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that there were no plans to replace Hazel Blears today. Asked if the Cabinet Secretary or anyone at the Cabinet Office had been involved in checking Hazel Blears expenses again, the PMS replied that there was a process underway whereby the Cabinet Office looked through ministerial expe...

Hazel Blears has just announced that she is also stepping down from the Cabinet. Good old Hazel - just in time for PMQs. I bet Brown can't wait to face Cameron - not! Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

Charles Moore has hit the nail on the head in relation to Hazel Blears. In his Spectator notes he discusses plans by the government to fund a board of Islamic theologians to try to advance more moderate interpretations of Islam, and then defends the diminutive Secretary of State for Communities and Local government: Hazel Blears has her fans "By the way, Hazel Blears, the Cabinet minister in charg...

Hazel Blears the Communities Secretary has resigned from the Cabinet deepening the political crisis now engulfing Gordon Brown.

Communities Secretary Hazel Blears is to resign from the Cabinet, she announced in a statement today on the eve of crunch European and local elections.

Hazel Blears, the Communities Secretary, has resigned from the Cabinet in the wake of the scandal over MPs' expenses.

Communities Secretary Hazel Blears, who has been under fire over expenses claims, has resigned from the cabinet.

Asked about Hazel Blears position as a Minister, the PMS said that he had answered this question at this morning s lobby; the Prime Minister thought Hazel Blears was doing a good job. She delivered a presentation at Cabinet yesterday explaining the work her department was doing to help with the impact of the economic slowdown. original source.

Hazel Blears resigned from government this morning, just before PMQ's. Credit where credit's due, Mrs Blears left the cabinet in style and with conviction so often missing from Labours front bench. Yet it leaves this saga turning into Murder on the Orient Express, but to what end? A leadership challenge is being spoken of the most. I'm still doubtful about this idea, Labour are more of a dictators...

Of all the Labour MPs caught up in expenses revelations, for me, Hazel Blears was the most painful to stomach as a party activist. I'm therefore very pleased to see her give back the £13,000 she claimed to cover CGT. In my view, Hazel Blears is one of the most authentic and effective communicators in the Cabinet. I didn't vote for her in the Deputy Leadership contest - but I wish I...