Petition calling for Tony Blair to lose knighthood climbs towards 1 million signatures Petition's creator thanks signatories on behalf of military veterans and families The petition calling for Tony Blair to lose the knighthood awarded to him in the Queen's New Year's Honours is nearing 1,000,000 signatures. Set up on Saturday (January 1), it calls for the appointment - a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter - not to be given to the longest-serving Labour prime minister. As of 7.30pm on Thursday (January 6), the number of signatories was at 902,563 and rising at speed. Knighthoods are offered in the Queen’s gift, without advice from the Government. But hundreds of thousands have backed the creator of the petition, Angus Scott, in saying that they believe 68-year-old does not deserve the title and it should be rescinded. [Read More](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/petition-calling-tony-blair-lose-22670765)