rescind tony knighthood gets hundreds thousands

#RESCIND TONY KNIGHTHOOD GETS HUNDREDS THOUSANDS UPDATE#

Tony served as Prime Minister from May 2, 1997, when he accepted an invitation of Queen Elizabeth II to form a government following the Labour party's landslide victory in the 1997 general election, until June 27, 2007.ĭuring his tenure, he led the country into a bloody eight-year conflict in Iraq alongside US President George W Bush following the 9/11 attacks on the United States.ĭuring the Iraqi conflict, thousands of people were killed and there is still no stable government in place.Īfter his premiership, Tony became a Middle East envoy and set up his own non-for-profit group, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.Īngus used the petition to accuse him of causing 'irreparable damage to both the constitution of the United Kingdom and to the very fabric of the nation’s society'. 'On behalf of those directly affected by this decision, thank you so much for your continued support.' We can only do that if each and every one of you does your 'bit' to share the petition as widely as you can, to everyone you know and encourage them to do the same. 'For this petition to have any chance of having an effect, we must all unite to push it over 1 million signatures. Woman gets stopped in the street by strangers who think she is Princess Diana's daughter.Sir Tony Blair: 500,000 sign petition to have knighthood ‘rescinded’.It means a huge amount to each of these families. 'On their behalf, THANK YOU, deeply, for your personal support. He went on: 'These families have not only had to suffer the devastation of losing a loved one, but are now suffering the distress of witnessing the man responsible for their loved-one's death being publicly honoured.

#RESCIND TONY KNIGHTHOOD GETS HUNDREDS THOUSANDS UPDATE#

Tonight (Thursday) Angus added an update to the petition in its sixth day, saying that 'families of soldiers who died in both Iraq and Afghanistan are pleading for their message to be heard by both the Government and the Palace'. Knighthoods are offered in the Queen’s gift, without advice from the Government.īut hundreds of thousands have backed the creator of the petition, Angus Scott, in saying that they believe 68-year-old does not deserve the title and it should be rescinded. Set up on Saturday (January 1), it calls for the appointment - a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter - not to be given to the longest-serving Labour prime minister.Īs of 7.30pm on Thursday (January 6), the number of signatories was at 902,563 and rising at speed. The Iraq War hero said if Sir Tony 'has any decency,' then he would turn the award down.The petition calling for Tony Blair to lose the knighthood awarded to him in the Queen's New Year's Honours is nearing 1,000,000 signatures. Read more: Lieutenant Colonel Tim Collins' Eve-of-Battle Speech 'I'm astonished at the hypocrisy that he doesn't turn it down, because it was a gift from the Queen,' the former officer told Nick Ferrari. 'I think we have to remember the knighthood he's been given is the Queen's personal gift, it's not from the government.'Ĭol Collins said he felt during his time in office, Mr Blair had attempted to 'supplant the Queen,' recalling during the Millennium celebrations he 'stepped in front of the Queen, they want to push the monarchy to one side.' Read more: Blair’s defence sec Geoff Hoon 'was told to burn Iraq memo' as knighthood row continues Speaking to LBC's Nick Ferrari the former army officer said he was not surprised Mr Blair had been honoured, adding it had been a 'long time coming.' More than six hundred thousand people have signed a petition calling for Sir Tony's appointment by the Queen to the Order of the Garter - the oldest and most senior British Order of Chivalry - to be rescinded over his domestic record and the Iraq War. The comments come amid national discussion over the former Prime Minister's knighthood. The 61-year-old retired British Army Colonel, originally from east Belfast, is best known for his role in the 2003 Iraq War and his inspirational eve-of-battle speech. By EJ Tim Collins has hit out at former Prime Minister Tony Blair and his 'hypocrisy' in accepting a knighthood from the Queen.

Rescind tony knighthood gets hundreds thousands