'He must have the skin of an elephant' Family join condemnation of Blair following criticism at Iraq service.Byline: Kim Carmichael ; Robert Weatherall TONY Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair was condemned last night by the family of a North East soldier who was killed in Iraq after the former Prime Minister attended a memorial service for victims of the controversial war. John Miller, whose son Simon was one of the first British servicemen to die in the Iraq war Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars. Iraq War or Second Persian Gulf War Brief conflict in 2003 between Iraq and a combined force of troops largely from the U.S. and Great Britain; and a subsequent U.S. , joined the families of other victims of the conflict at St Paul's Cathedral This article is about the cathedral church of the diocese of London. For other cathedrals consecrated to Saint Paul, see Cathedral of Saint Paul. St Paul's Cathedral yesterday. At the service, Mr Blair was snubbed by another grieving parent, Peter Brierley, who refused an offer to shake Mr Blair's hand, saying: "I'm not shaking your hand, you've got blood on it." The Archbishop of Canterbury - Dr Rowan Williams - used his sermon at the service to criticise "policy makers" for failing to consider the cost of the Iraq war - a phrase taken to mean the lives of the British servicemen who were killed. Mr Miller, who described Mr Blair as "a liar and a coward", said: "I heard everything Dr Williams said about the decision to go to war and if I had been Mr Blair it would have stung me, but I think he must have the skin of an elephant." Full story P8 CAPTION(S): TIME TO REFLECT Tony Blair at yesterday's memorial service. |
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