Journalist Andrew Pierce also condemned the politician, saying “Blair should do the right thing and give up the knighthood… Only then will he salvage what’s left of his reputation. “He’s responsible for the worst foreign policy decision maybe in British history and has made the world a much more dangerous place.” However Keir Starmer, current Leader of the Labour party, chose a much clearer stance when questioned on the “thorny” issue by GMB host Susanna Reid, saying that he believes “it’s not thorny at all” and that Blair “deserves the honour.”īut support for the former Prime Minister is sparse in the public spotlight with the Chris Nineham, the Vice Chair, of “Stop the War Coalition” – a British group established shortly after the September 11 attacks, to campaign against what it believes are unjust wars- candidly telling LBC why he believes Blair’s knighthood should be rescinded. Nonetheless, it elicited a response from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson who said that it was not Johnson’s choice to give the award and that appointments are “a matter for Her Majesty the Queen.” However, the viral petition does not hold a legal footing, unlike those on the official government website where 10,000 signatures receive a response from the government and 100,000 are considered for debate in parliament. We petition the Prime Minister to petition Her Majesty to have this honour removed.” Tony Blair is the least deserving person of any public honour, particularly anything awarded by Her Majesty the Queen. For this alone he should be held accountable for war crimes. Tony Blair caused irreparable damage to both the constitution of the United Kingdom and to the very fabric of the nation’s society, the petition author alleges, further accusing him of. He was personally responsible for causing the death of countless innocent, civilian lives and servicement in various conflicts. A petition to rescind the honour has amassed hundreds of thousands of signatures in barely two days, and has been backed not just by politics junkies but also by innocuous pop culture figures such as Right Said Fred, the London-based band best known for ’90s hit ‘I’m Too Sexy’. In support of the petition, Scott writes “Tony Blair caused irreparable damage to both the constitution of of the United Kingdom and to the very fabric of the nation’s society. Blair, a divisive and controversial figure in Britain. 10 Downing St, so the elevation of Mr Tony Blair to a knighthood on New Years Day could. LONDON (NYTIMES) - By tradition, former British prime ministers are honoured by Queen Elizabeth some years after leaving No. The petition currently has over 700,000 signatures and is aiming to reach 1,000,000. LONDON: An online petition to strip former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair of his recently awarded knighthood has reached 1 million signatures. The petition said former British PM Tony Blair should be held accountable for war crimes. Tony Blair, leader of the Labour party and Prime Minister of the UK from 1997 to 2007 was the recipient of the “Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter” in the new year’s honours list.Ī move which led actor and presenter, Angus Scott to set up a petition calling for Blair’s knighthood to be rescinded.
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