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MAYDAY Washington: current affairs Janu4 min read. Politics Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures. "Tony Blair is the least deserving person of any public honour, particularly anything awarded by Her Majesty the Queen. Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures. For this alone he should be held accountable for war crimes. "He was personally responsible for causing the death of countless innocent, civilian lives and servicemen in various conflicts. "Tony Blair caused irreparable damage to both the constitution of the United Kingdom and to the very fabric of the nation's society. Remove Tony Blair's 'knighthood' Wing Commander Ian Rankin started this petition to Boris Johnson (Prime Minister) Tony Blair is known for the war he started, killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people, based on a lie that was quite the opposite of the intelligence collected at the time. It was a great privilege to serve as Prime Minister and I would like to thank all those who served alongside me (1/2) Tony Blair: It is an immense honour to be appointed Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and I am deeply grateful to Her Majesty the Queen. No one cares about the petition, those are just people self identifying as walliesĪnd of course, Mr Blair himself was delighted to receive the honour: However, social media posts in favour of the honour or opposed to the petition are thin on the ground. Out of touch on Iraq, immigration, Euro-fanaticism and seeking to thwart Brexit, even reportedly asking Pres. The idea that Tony Blair should receive the HIGHEST order of chivalry possible has rightly angered a nation. He's a turd that cannot be flushed.'ĭeputy leader of the Reclaim Party doesn't think that former PM Tony Blair should receive a knighthood. Describing the award an insult to people who grew up in the shadow of the Iraq war more than a million people signed a petition ,within six days,demanding to. ' is basically toeing the government line. If you needed an advert to end the honours system it was tonight ?? People took to social media to share their disgust at the decision. The Labour politician, who was Prime Minister from 1997 to 2007, received the accolade in the recent New Year Honours List. This is as a result of petitions about “honours or appointments” not being accepted. More than 563,000 people have now signed the appeal.ĭespite the avalanche of objections, the prospect of debate in the House of Commons is likely to be rejected. A petition for the removal of former Prime Minister Tony Blair's knighthood continues to gather pace.