According to Two Jags, Blunkett’s criticisms of his Cabinet colleagues stemmed from “an element of personal arrogance”.

Guido suspects that arrogance and vanity are also why he showed off his power to his mistress by having two policemen sent around to deal with some kids playing “Knock Down Ginger” on her door, sent government chauffeurs to ferry her around, bullied the U.S. embassy into sorting out her son’s passport pronto and, fatally, fast tracking her nanny’s visa.