The announcement has seen fierce backlash, with Green MSP Ross Greer saying Blair deserves a trial at the Hague rather than a. The former Labour prime minister was given the highest ranking of knighthood in the New Years honours list by the Queen. LONDON By tradition, former British prime ministers are honored by Queen Elizabeth some years after leaving 10 Downing Street, so the elevation of Tony Blair to a knighthood on New Year’s Day could have been a routine event. Blair’s knighthood, and the current leader of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer who has also been trying to shift the party to the political center defended the decision to award it. A PETITION to have Tony Blair stripped of his knighthood is rapidly gathering support. Our protest will be representing the millions of people who believe the only court Tony Blair should be going near is the Hague. Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures. Despite its support, the online petition is unlikely to succeed in its aim of rescinding Mr. He is widely recognised as a war criminal. “The rehabilitation of Tony Blair since the Iraq war is a scandal. Stop the War Vice Chair, Chris Nineham, said: The former prime minister was appointed Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order. Stop the War is calling for as many people as possible to join us and show solidarity with the millions whose lives were destroyed as a result of Blair’s illegal wars. A petition calling for Tony Blair to have his knighthood rescinded has now been signed by more than 500,000 people. Over 1.2 million people have signed an online petition demanding the honour be rescinded. Next Monday (13 June), Stop the War will be protesting at the annual Garter Day procession in Windsor where Tony Blair will be honoured by the Queen as a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.īlair has blood on his hands and is personally responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians and service men and women in Afghanistan and Iraq. Press Release: Stop the War To Protest at Blair’s Knighthood Ceremony Next Monday
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