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Blair 'deserves a funeral as big as Thatcher's': Minister who arranged Iron Lady's service suggests he could get similar ceremony because he won three elections | Mail Online

Tony Blair could get a funeral on the scale of that of Margaret Thatcher, the minister in charge of planning her ceremonial send-off has suggested.

Despite claims that Britain is unlikely to see another political funeral on the scale of Baroness Thatcher’s, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude said he would have no objection to a similar service when Mr Blair passes away.

Whitehall sources dismissed claims that it had already been decided that future prime ministers would not be afforded ceremonial services of the type watched by tens of thousands in London on Wednesday.

oscar;1424896 wrote: Blair 'deserves a funeral as big as Thatcher's': Minister who arranged Iron Lady's service suggests he could get similar ceremony because he won three elections | Mail Online

Tony Blair could get a funeral on the scale of that of Margaret Thatcher, the minister in charge of planning her ceremonial send-off has suggested.

Despite claims that Britain is unlikely to see another political funeral on the scale of Baroness Thatcher’s, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude said he would have no objection to a similar service when Mr Blair passes away.

Whitehall sources dismissed claims that it had already been decided that future prime ministers would not be afforded ceremonial services of the type watched by tens of thousands in London on Wednesday.


How wonderful, maybe you could make it to that one.

Betty Boop;1424912 wrote: How wonderful, maybe you could make it to that one. Is It just me who see's a certain Irony In someone discussing Blair's funeral... almost as If wishful thinking.

The precedent has been set.

He bloodied a lot of Johnny foriegners noses too......

Why not ?

OK I'll admit thatcher is not one of my favourite politicians but compared to Blair she was a woman of integrity who stuck to her principles. She never stood up and lied to parliament in order to get agreement to go to war.