Cabinet minister

[donslot]

Which politician returned to the cabinet last year and never knew his father ? (4,7)

[Chillum]

if it's a fictional politician it could be Alan B'stard (allowing for the apstrophe to be counted as a letter). I don't know why he would have returned last year, other than that, perhaps Ric Mayal has resurrected the character.

[maggi]

 Perhaps Alan Milburn.