For this alone he should be held accountable for war crimes. He adds: "He was personally responsible for causing the death of countless innocent, civilian lives and servicement in various conflicts. 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by strangers who think she is Princess Diana's daughter.Sir Tony Blair: 500,000 sign petition to have knighthood ‘rescinded’.It means a huge amount to each of these families.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.
#PETITION RESCIND TONY BLAIRS KNIGHTHOOD HUNDREDS 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of the petition, Angus Scott, in saying that they believe 68-year-old does not deserve the title and it should be rescinded.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 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.
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