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Tony Blair 'deserves' his knighthood says Labour leader Keir Starmer
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dailyrecord.co.ukTony Blair “deserves the honour” of a knighthood, Keir Starmer has declared.Starmer dismissed criticism of the move after more than half a million people signed a petition calling for Sir Tony’s appointment by the Queen to the Order of the Garter to be rescinded.
News of the former Labour prime minister’s elevation angered opponents of 2003’s invasion of Iraq. Starmer said the Iraq War, which killed many thousands of troops and civilians, “doesn’t detract” from the ex-PM’s record.He told ITV’s Good Morning Britain: “I understand there are strong views on the Iraq War.
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
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