Blunkett charged by herd of cows
By Ian Dunt
Former home secretary David Blunkett has broken a rib after being charged by a herd of cattle.
The blind Labour MP was out walking his dog on his 62nd birthday when a stampeding cow struck him.
“I let go of Sadie and she shot off. But the next thing I knew I’d stumbled to the ground and the animal fell over too,” he told the Sun.
“She hit my side and broke my rib. Had her full weight of around a ton hit me I’d have been a goner.”
He continued: “I know the public are furious with politicians but I didn’t realise the anger had spread to Britain’s cow population.
“A few more inches and Labour would have been facing another unwelcome by-election in my Sheffield constituency.”
Mr Blunkett was taken to a specialist hospital after the incident.
