David Blunkett has spoken of his “terror and excruciating pain” after he fell through a London Underground platform gap with his guide dog. The blind former home secretary told how he had been getting on a District Line train with his guide dog, Barley, when he suddenly “dissappeared” on the rush hour platform.

Lord Blunkett wants action to be taken on ‘death trap’ tube platforms after he was injured falling into the gap. The Labour peer, who is blind, slipped while getting on a District Line train with his guide dog three weeks ago.

Lord Blunkett, the blind Labour peer, has called for urgent action on "death trap" Tube platforms after suffering injuries from falling down a platform gap at Westminster station. The former Home Secretary was attempting to board a District Line train with his guide dog when the incident occurred three weeks ago.

Lord Blunkett is calling for action on “death trap” Tube platforms after he was injured falling down the gap at Westminster station. The Labour peer, who is blind, called on Transport for London to do more to keep visually impaired people safe.

Lord Blunkett has called for an urgent review into what he described as "death trap" Tube platforms after he was injured falling into a gap as he boarded a train at Westminster station.