'Sir' Tony Blair Half a million sign petition against the New Year honour

Labour's longest-serving Prime Minister Tony Blair was awarded the Order of the Garter in the Queen's New Year's honours' list but the decision has been met with a huge backlash.

A petition to strip 'Sir' Tony Blair of the knighthood given to him by the Queen has been signed by half a million people.

Augus Scott launched the petetion on Change.org. Scores have pointed to Tony Blair's decision to take Britain to war in Iraq.