More than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for Tony Blair to be stripped of a controversial charity award for his 'legacy' in Africa. Save the Children has been hit by a furious backlash over the prize - amid claims it is 'a betrayal' of the charity's principles. It comes after the row   reached the Commons today when an MP questioned how Mr Blair could be awarded a prize after taking Britain to war 'unnecessarily' in Iraq. The intervention, during Prime Minister's Questions, sparked David Cameron to mock the prize - pointing out it had been awarded by a former member of Gordon Brown's staff.
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Online petition on 38 Degrees website was only set up three days ago
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Comes after Tory MP attacked ex-PM for taking UK to war 'unnecessarily'
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Cameron mocked the award at Prime Minister's Questions today
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He joked about the links between Save the Children and Blair's No.10
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200 Save the Children staff have signed letter condemning 'legacy' award
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Staff say  'morally reprehensible' award is 'betrayal' of charity's principles
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Blair received award at star-studded ceremony in New York last week
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Charity ambassador Dom Joly says he is 'embarrassed' by the decision
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