'Not going to happen' Jeremy Clarkson shuts down hopes of Tony Blair knighthood axe

express.co.uk:

Jeremy Clarkson, 61, is known more recently for his work on Diddly Squat farm in his series Clarkson's Farm. However, this has not stopped the journalist from expressing his opinions on Tony Blair, 68, after the recent petition to have his knighthood axed.Tony has been made a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the most senior form of knighthood, which has been bestowed upon all bar one of his predecessor's in the Queen's reign.The decision, though, has been met with condemnation from anti-war campaigners and bereaved families of soldiers killed in Iraq, who have vowed to return their Elizabeth Crosses in disgust.A petition to strip Tony of his knighthood over the Iraq war has so far received over one million signatures.Taking to his column last Friday, Jeremy said: "And now everyone is saying that, in the face of such huge opposition, Mrs Queen should back down and strip the man of his gong, even before he officially gets it."Not going to happen, I’m afraid, because a million signatures is nothing."On the website that’s hosting the anti-Sir Blair movement, more than three times as many people care about getting Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe out of Iran."And more than a million put their name to a campaign to stop animal abusers from ever owning a pet again."He continued that although there were one million signatures, "it's a fact that everyone else in the country either thinks he should get the knighthood or is so ambivalent" they do not sign properly on the website.Tory Cabinet minister Michael Gove has spoken out about this, saying the honour was "entirely appropriate" for Tony.He told Sky News on Monday: "I think we should all recognise that he served this country, he continues to serve this country,.