Tony Blair and other former prime ministers should pay towards their police protection, a Labour MP says.

Roger Godsiff has tabled a Commons motion calling for an "urgent review" of security funding for ex-PMs who make money from "commercial activities".

Mr Blair is estimated to be worth £20m, with his protection said to cost up to £6m a year.

He cancelled a book signing in London this week, amid planned anti-Iraq war protests.

Without naming Mr Blair specifically, Mr Godsiff's motion says "former politicians should pay towards the cost of their own police protection when they receive income from commercial activities when they are accompanied by bodyguards paid for by the UK taxpayer".

I think it's right that a basic level of security is offered - but I agree that that shouldn't extend to commercial stuff.

Charity appearances would be a bit of a grey area, and seeing as he is donating the profits from the book to charity the book signing would have been a tough one.

You could also argue that those soldiers wouldn't have got injured if it were not for Blair...

What are you talking about? Soldiers? Are you talking about Iraq?What does that have to do with security for ex prime-ministers?
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