New Year's Honours appointments are offered in the Queen's gift, without advice from the Government.Įngland's chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, and his deputy Jonathan Van-Tam were also listed in the 2022 New Year's Honours list, receiving knighthoods for their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. Go here for the latest regional affairs and North East politics newsĪnd now the petition has reached almost 600,000 signatures and continues to receive support. The longest-serving Labour Prime Minister was named in the Queen's New Year's Honours list 2022 as a 'Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter,' the oldest and most senior British Order of Chivalry.īut within hours of being appointed, thousands of people had added their name to a petition stating that it must be reversed. Since the second half of the last century, five other prime ministers have been knighted, including Sir Tony's predecessor Sir John Major, Sir Edward Heath - in office 1970 to 1974, Sir Alec Douglas-Home - in office 1963 to 1964, Sir Anthony Eden - in office 1955 to 1957 and Sir Winston Churchill - in office for the second time from 1951 to 1955.Hundreds of thousands of people continue to sign a petition to strip Tony Blair of his knighthood just days after it was appointed. "It was a great privilege to serve as Prime Minister and I would like to thank all those who served alongside me in politics, public service and all parts of our society, for their dedication and commitment to our country.” "We petition the Prime Minister to petition Her Majesty to have this honour removed."įollowing the announcement of the knighthood, the Tony Blair Foundation tweeted: “It is an immense honour to be appointed Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and I am deeply grateful to Her Majesty the Queen. "Tony Blair is the least deserving person of any public honour, particularly anything awarded by Her Majesty the Queen. 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.
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 TONY KNIGHTHOOD GETS HUNDREDS THOUSANDS 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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