Putin saying same thing? Sir Tony Blair: I thought Iraq invasion was right thing to do
A petition to strip him of his knighthood gathered more than one million signatures.
A petition to strip him of his knighthood gathered more than one million signatures.
The New Labour mastermind said Socialist Campaign Group MPs must "commit" to Starmer's manifesto, "no ifs, no buts".
“The trouble is, you can give an explanation but you can’t really excuse it," the former prime minister said.
A petition to strip Blair of his knighthood has passed one million signatures.
Geoff Hoon said he was told in "no uncertain terms" to burn a secret memo that said the 2003 invasion of Iraq could be illegal.
A petition to deny Blair his knighthood has already soared past half a million signatures.
The Change.org petition, set up three days ago, claims he is "personally responsible" for causing the death of civilians and servicemen.
"Tony Blair being awarded a knighthood while Julian Assange suffers a stroke in prison tells you everything you need to know about Britain."
By his logic, a knighthood for Boris Johnson could also be in the offing following his tenure.
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