By Rebecca Evans PUBLISHED: 16:10 EST, 31 August 2012 | UPDATED: 19:39 EST, 31 August 2012 Barred: Former Home Secretary David Blunkett was prevented from taking his seat at the Paralympic opening ceremony because he was with his guide dog Cosby It is the world’s biggest showcase of equality for the disabled. But that didn’t help David Blunkett when he arrived at the Paralympics opening ceremony with his guide dog. The former Home Secretary, who has been blind since birth, was unable to take his seat because he had his dog in tow. Mr Blunkett was shocked and angry after a ‘stroppy and insensitive’ Games official refused to let him sit in his allocated spot.
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Former Home Secretary David Blunkett was invited to the Paralympic opening ceremony as a guest of Channel 4
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But when Mr Blunkett arrived, he was told he couldn't take his seat because he was with his guide dog Cosby
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An official then gave him alternative seating in an 'exposed, blustery gantry'
Mr Blunkett, 65, one of the country’s most high-profile guide dog users, decided not to ‘have a hissy fit’, insisting he did not want to detract from the spirit of the @placeholder and its ‘demonstration of equality of opportunity’.