![]() ![]() ![]() If you're on Facebook, you can find out dedicated social media group on all things celeb here. ![]() Stay up to date with the latest celebrity and TV news with showbiz updates from our daily newsletter here. WATCH 'Pure selfishness' - Wheelie bin chained to the ground to 'reserve parking space' The ex-Labour leader, who was in power from 1997 to 2007, was given. READ MORE Great British Menu fans divided as some call for guest judge to be banned More than 700,000 people have signed a petition calling for former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair to have his knighthood removed. Last year, Ofqual’s senior leadership told MPs that Ofqual should not be blamed for the fiasco that engulfed this summer’s exams in England. A petition read: "Withdraw the potential offer of a Knighthood to Gavin Williamson due to gis failures whilst in charge of the Education Dept and the fact a party was hosted by his department during lockdown." He has the unlikely honour of having run both Theresa May’s and Boris Johnson’s leadership campaigns.īut a petition set up on called for Mr Williamson's knighthood plan to be axed. The Sunday Times reported in January Mr Williamson could be handed a knighthood in the next honours list “to keep him quiet”. I suspect all the cabinet at some point will get honoured simply for being in Government during a pandemic.- irrespective of the mockery they made of it." Too many get them, and at ridiculously young ages when they have had only one achievement. To now give one to Gavin Williamson just taints it even more."įiona Martin commented: "It is a farce already. Do we know on what grounds he was awarded it?"īelgravia Diary wrote: "The honours system was hugely tainted when they gave Tony Blair a knighthood. Read more Child Benefit and tax credits could be stopped for 7,500 claimants next monthīen Dunlop said: "My reaction was similar. Prof Paul Bernal wrote: "Gavin Williamson confirming that we need to abolish the honours system." Others agreed with the TV star, who is now presenting talkTV. It’s such a contemptible slap in the face to the British public who’ve suffered so badly from his woeful ineptitude, and makes an absolute mockery of our already deeply flawed ‘honours’ system. Piers took to Twitter to write: "I can’t handle ‘Sir’ Gavin Williamson. The former Good Morning Britain host was quick to give his view on the honour. A statement from No 10 tonight (March 3) read: "The Queen has been pleased to approve that the honour of Knighthood be conferred upon The Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP." Advertisement Supported by Nearly 15 years after he left office, the prime minister’s support for the Iraq war has not been forgiven by many in Britain. Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By Christopher Singh. Piers Morgan has issued a brutal dig at Gavin Williamson after The Queen approved a knighthood for the former education secretary. Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures The New York Times. ![]()
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