Blunkett slams McBride: “Whatever Damian thinks, the world did not revolve around him or his machinations.”

David Blunkett has come out with a furious attack on Damian McBride this morning, after the former Brown spinner released his autobiography. The former Home Secretary said:

“It takes no intellectual effort at all to churn out scurrilous tittle tattle and to rubbish those who you were supposed to be supporting, and whose lives were spent improving the wellbeing of others.”

“I am very fortunate. In the eight years at the centre of Government, I had very few dealings with Damian McBride and no policy or campaigning contact with him at all. This now turns out to be extremely fortunate.”

“It also demonstrates that, whatever Damian thinks, the world did not revolve around him or his machinations.”

“The public are interested in what it is that we will be demonstrating in the next few days to be the vision of a better Britain, and the offer we can make to work alongside them to improve their lives, to substantially increase their livings standards and to ensure that their quality of life is enhanced. In other words, what matters to people is what matters to us and that has nothing to do with personal spite and venom.”