There were back at the time and there still are, but that does not detract from the fact that Tony Blair was a very successful prime minister of this country and made a huge difference to the lives of millions of people in this country. ![]() He added: “I understand there are strong views on the Iraq war. ![]() Obviously I respect the fact that people have different views.” Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer defended the award, telling ITV’s “Good Morning Britain” program: “I think he deserves the honor. Sir Tony, who led the Labour Party, has been a controversial figure in UK politics ever since he led the country into the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, which led to the deaths of hundreds of British soldiers. If petitions reach 100,000 signatures on the parliamentary website, they must be considered for debate by MPs. Online petitions in the UK have legal standing if they are created on Parliament’s website - this one was not. For this alone he should be held accountable for war crimes.” Tony Blair caused irreparable damage to both the constitution of the United Kingdom and to the very fabric of the nation’s society, the petition. topped 1,000,000 signatures on Friday afternoon. The petitioners say the former premier should be tried and jailed for his role in the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003. He was personally responsible for causing the death of countless innocent, civilian lives … in various conflicts. More than one million people have signed a petition to have the ex-Labour prime minister Tony Blair’s knighthood rescinded. Islam Times - Some 700,000 people have signed a petition launched to strip former British Prime Minister Tony Blair of knighthood, an appointment personally made by the country’s Monarch just last week. The petition says: “Tony Blair caused irreparable damage to both the constitution of the United Kingdom and to the very fabric of the nation’s society. Sir Tony, who served as prime minister from 1997 to 2007, was named a knight companion of the most noble order of the garter - the highest accolade possible - in the queen’s honors list for 2021.Īn online public petition calling on the government to push the queen to rescind the honor has accrued over 550,000 signatures. In late November, the U.K.'s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis attacked the Labour party for failing to tackle anti-Semitism within its ranks, adding that the party's leader Jeremy Corbyn was "unfit for office." cnbc.LONDON: More than half a million people have called on the British government to rethink the award of a knighthood to former Prime Minister Tony Blair. The bigger prominence of religion in the 2019 snap election, one which will decide the direction the U.K.'s departure from the EU takes, is more to do with identity politics, experts say.īut I think it's one manifestation of the politics of identity that is becoming increasingly common," he said. volunteer aid worker is killed in eastern Ukraine. All petitions Launch new public inquiry into legality of the invasion of Iraq in 2003 Rescind Tony Blairs knighthood Review UKG Petitions (UKGP) Committee. JanuBy BY STEPHEN CASTLE from NYT World Read more A U.S. Blair’s nomination to the highest order of knighthood in the UK the Order of the Garter is also considered to be a signal to the general public from the UK’s. election on Thursday December 12, however, political parties have been unable to dodge religion with controversies over discrimination coming to the fore for both the Conservative and Labour parties. Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures. A petition calling for Tony Blair to be denied the knighthood he has been given in the New Year Honours list has received more than half a million signatures in two days. both among the political establishment and the general public that politics and religion don't mix well. The curt riposte to Blair's desire to talk about his Christian faith reflects a general attitude in the U.K. UK politicians 'don't do God' but religion matters in this election
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