Wow it has now reached 934,410 !!👏🏻 Link below:https://www.change.org/p/the-prime-minister-tony-blair-to-have-his-knight-companion-of-the-most-noble-order-of-the-garter-rescinded
Sue Hammond ● 1488d8 Comments
If that were the case, then congratulations for whoever masterminded this to embarrass the Queen for personal gain. And it should be questionable if it was Johnson, but he is so slimy nothing could be put past him.
Ivonne Holliday ● 1488d
A million voters possibly more that have not signed according to the polls.Starmer has set his position regarding who he thinks should or shouldn't get the honour.Johnson has kept to a statesman like script (unbelievably I know) - it is up to the Queen every other PM has got it.If there is a debate Starmer will try and sell Blair's legacy. I think Johnson will stay neutral.If there is not a debate this could drag on.May elections coming up. Hard not to see how this doesn't end well for Labour.If Starmer was wiser he would have kept to the statesman like script like Johnson and do what most sensible people do regarding history: claim the good and distance himself from the toxic.
Ed Robinson ● 1488d
There is a some controversy about whether this honour was granted directly from the Queen or whether Blair was put forward for it. I was listening to Camilla Tominey who is an associate editor of the Telegraph, a long standing royal correspondent and now also a presenter on LBC and she was adamant that Blair was recommended to follow protocol. She was so sure of her facts it made me wonder.🤔
Sue Hammond ● 1488d
I agree with you, Michael.The petition, however, is to the PM to "influence" the Queen's decision.Badly worded sadly.
This is a change.org petition, not one on the parliamentary web site (petitions.parliament. UK); it will not get debated unless someone in parliament decides to try and request a debate.
Michael Ixer ● 1488d
Petitions should be debated in Parliament when they get to 100,000.But this honour has nothing to do with Parliament. It is an honour conferred by the Queen herself, nothing to do with government or Parliament.But it should reach beyond 7 million to be considered credible.
When it gets to a million surely it must be debated in Parliament?
Not enough signatures!