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Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will be knighted, Buckingham Palace announced on Friday. The New Year's Honour list is published twice a year -- once on New Year's and, on Queen's birthday, for the second time. It recognizes British people with excellence in fields ranging from science and politics to arts and athletics.
Sir Tony's knighthood led to furious backlash on social media and a petition being launched on Change.org by Angus Scott shortly after he was made a Sir. Now, 100,000 have signed the petition.
A PETITION calling for Sir Tony Blair to be stripped of his knighthood has reached 150,000 signatures.
A PETITION calling for Sir Tony Blair to be stripped of his knighthood has reached 150,000 signatures.
A petition to strip Sir Tony Blair of the knighthood has been signed by 170K people - so far. The decision has been hit by a huge backlash.