I'm surprised that this hasn't already been raised.
I've never been comfortable with Blair and have often thought that his decisions have been self-serving with a view to "leaving his mark" on the world stage. However, I am appalled at his total cowardice in refusing to attend the first debate in the House of Commons on the Iraq War since it began. He was there for PM's Question Time and then slunk off, even though the house was packed as MPs from all parties wanted to have a full and frank debate about the war.
He was the man who decided that thousands of British troops should go to Iraq where many of them have been killed and he didn't even have the decency to clear his diary (of fairly unimportant meetings) so that he could play a full part in a debate about a war that he (with that prat Bush) started.
Shame on you Tony.