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| Former Home Secretary David Blunkett is recovering after being injured by a charging cow in Derbyshire. | Former Home Secretary David Blunkett is recovering after being injured by a charging cow in Derbyshire. |
| The incident happened on Saturday while the Sheffield MP was out walking on his 62nd birthday with his guide dog Sadie in the Peak District. | |
| It is believed the cow ran at the dog and while trying to protect her, the blind MP fell and was trampled. | It is believed the cow ran at the dog and while trying to protect her, the blind MP fell and was trampled. |
| He suffered a broken rib and "painful bruising" but was declared well enough to attend a Labour Party meeting later. | He suffered a broken rib and "painful bruising" but was declared well enough to attend a Labour Party meeting later. |
| A spokesman for Mr Blunkett said: "He has a broken rib and a lot of painful bruising, but he's all right and, given the critical nature of the political circumstances at the moment, he is going - albeit extremely slowly - to be in London this week, doing his job." | A spokesman for Mr Blunkett said: "He has a broken rib and a lot of painful bruising, but he's all right and, given the critical nature of the political circumstances at the moment, he is going - albeit extremely slowly - to be in London this week, doing his job." |
| The MP for Sheffield Brightside will attend a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party later when it is expected Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be grilled about his future. | |
| Alison Pratt, from the National Farmers' Union, gave the following advice to others should they find themselves in a similar position. | Alison Pratt, from the National Farmers' Union, gave the following advice to others should they find themselves in a similar position. |
| "The best thing to do is to let the dog off the lead so it can run away because obviously a dog can run faster than you," she said. | "The best thing to do is to let the dog off the lead so it can run away because obviously a dog can run faster than you," she said. |
| "The next thing to do is to get quite quickly to the edge of the field, collect the dog and leave." | "The next thing to do is to get quite quickly to the edge of the field, collect the dog and leave." |