Asked if the Prime Minister had confidence in Communities Secretary Hazel Blears, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said yes. Asked, when referring to the Prime Minister s comments on GMTV that it was difficult for Hazel Blears to be in Cabinet, whether that should prevent her being in Cabinet, the PMS remarked that the Prime Minister was saying that the whole situation was difficult and relate...

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.

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 "technically did nothing wrong" with her Commons expenses and should keep her job, a Cabinet colleague says.

Asked to explain the apparent inconsistency in the Prime Minister s remarks about Communities Secretary Hazel Blears, the PMS said there was no inconsistency in the Prime Minister s remarks. Asked whether it was capital gains tax, or flipping that the Prime Minister found totally unacceptable in Hazel Blears behaviour, the PMS reiterated the Prime Minister s comment of that morning that not everyo...

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

Hazel Blears who was criticised by Mr Brown over her expenses claims is to resign as Communities Secretary it has been disclosed.

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

Gordon Brown the Prime Minister has been left fighting for his political life as Cabinet resignations including that of Hazel Blears and fears of a local election meltdown throw the Labour Party into crisis.

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by commenting on the statement released by Hazel Blears that morning. The PMS told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had spoken to Hazel Blears this morning. In the Prime Minister’s view she had made an outstanding contribution to public life, most recently as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government an...