LORD BLUNKETT: As we celebrate the 80th anniversary this week of VE Day, it is worth reflecting on the courage, commitment and resilience of those who made it possible.
Anyone out in central London early yesterday morning got an exclusive look at the pageantry of the Armed Forces as bands rehearsed for this week's VE Day procession.
On the day before peace in Europe was announced, my grandfather Winston Churchill sent an urgent communique where he warned, that London must not run out of beer.