On 10 June, ex-prime minister Tony Blair, who invaded Iraq in 2003, was given the highest possible rank of knighthood by the queen.
Over a million people signed a petition on Change.org asking for Blair to be stripped of this honour. The petition said: ‘He was personally responsible for causing the death of countless innocent, civilian lives and servicemen in various conflicts. For this alone he should be held accountable for war crimes.’
Outside a Windsor castle ceremony for Blair on 13 June, Stop the War Coalition activists carried ‘Bliar’ placards and shouted: ‘Tony Blair, war criminal’.
Topics: Iraq