Labour's plans for charity 'mini-manifesto' welcomed

By Paul Jump, Third Sector Online, 2 July 2007

Sector umbrella groups have welcomed the appointment of former Home Secretary David Blunkett to oversee the development of voluntary sector policy for the Labour Party's next manifesto.

Blunkett is one of three former cabinet ministers and eleven other Labour MPs appointed over the weekend to draw up ‘mini-manifestoes’ ahead of a possible early election campaign next year. NCVO chief executive Stuart Etherington described Blunkett’s appointment as “very good news for the sector”. He said: “David has a...

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