![]() Sir Tony, who left Downing Street more than 14 years ago, is one of three new appointments that were announced by the palace.Īppointments to the Garter are in the Queen’s gift and made without prime ministerial advice, and are usually announced on St George’s Day, April 23, but she can do so at any time, and chose this one to coincide with the New Year Honours.įor more stories from where you live, visit InYourArea. ![]() His former defence secretary Geoff Hoon wrote in his recent memoir that his office was ordered by Downing Street to burn a secret memo saying the 2003 Iraq invasion could be illegal, according to the Daily Mail. A petition demanding the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair be stripped of his knighthood is fast approaching 500,000 signatures as anger grows. The knighthood has provoked debate about the honours system, with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer saying Boris Johnson has not “earned the right” of a knighthood after leaving office.īut Sir Keir insisted his predecessor at the top of the Labour Party had earned his knighthood, arguing he “made Britain a better country”. The petitioners say the former premier should be tried and jailed for his role in the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003. Sir Tony is appointed by the Queen a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order. 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. However, the petition was rejected on the UK Government and Parliament petition site, as they "can't accept petitions that relate to honours and appointments, which includes calling for an honour to be removed". Half a million people have signed a petition to have former prime minister Tony Blair’s knighthood rescinded. ![]() Demonstrators in 2010 protest in London as Tony Blair was due to give evidence at the Iraq war inquiry (Image: PA)
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