BREAKING: 150,000 sign petition calling for Tony Blair to lose knighthood
A petition calling for Sir Tony Blair to be stripped of an honour has hit 150,000.Bestowed by the Queen, the honour is the oldest and most senior in the British system, with just 21 people currently holding it.critics of Sir Tony have responded angrilyA Change.org petition claims the ex-PM committed ‘war crimes’ and describes him as the ‘least deserving person of any public honour’.
The Chilcot Inquiry in 2016 found the Iraq mission began on the basis of intelligence which was ‘presented with a certainty that was not justified’ and before diplomatic options had been exhausted.Sir Tony described the honour as an ‘immense honour’ and thanked ‘all those who served alongside me in politics, public service and all parts of our society, for their dedication and commitment to our country’.
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