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 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, 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.

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 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.

Lord David Blunkett has called for an urgent review of Tube safety after he fell into a gap between a train and a platform, seriously injuring himself.

Lord Blunkett “I didn’t fully know what had happened. I felt enormous pain in both my legs; they were bruised and grazed.” Lord Blunkett’s fall came after a recent heart a