Tony Blair's 'bloody crusades' are to blame for British youngsters being radicalised by Islamic extremists, says John Prescott
Tony Blair's 'bloody crusades' are to blame for British youngsters being radicalised by Islamic extremists, says John Prescott, John Prescott has suggested the rise in radicalised teenagers is down to Tony Blair 'wanting to invade everywhere'.
The former Labour deputy prime minister claimed it was unsurprising that young Muslims were turning to extremism when they switch on the television to see more rockets being fired.
The comments were made at a fundraising event in Gainsborough on February 19 for Lord Prescott's son David.
They come amid an increasing anxiety about the number of young students fleeing to the Middle East to fight alongside Islamic State.
The 76-year-old said: 'I was with Tony Blair on Iraq. We were wrong. They told us it wasn't regime change. It was.
'Now Tony, unfortunately is still in to that. I mean the way he's going now, he now wants to invade everywhere.
'He should put a white coat on with a red cross and let's start the bloody crusades again.'
He said it was these 'bloody crusades' that lead to British youngsters being radicalised.
'Every time [people] watch the television where their families are worried, their kids are being killed and murdered and rockets firing on all these people, that's what radicalises them,’ he said.
The event was just days before Ed Miliband announced Lord Prescott would be joining the Labour party as a special adviser on climate change, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The decision to call on Lord Prescott ahead of the general election has be seen by some as an attempt to turn the clock back to when Labour used to win elections.
The move was backed by Alastair Campbell, Blair's former spin doctor, who also pledged to join the effort to get Miliband elected.
The former Labour deputy prime minister claimed it was unsurprising that young Muslims were turning to extremism when they switch on the television to see more rockets being fired.
The comments were made at a fundraising event in Gainsborough on February 19 for Lord Prescott's son David.
They come amid an increasing anxiety about the number of young students fleeing to the Middle East to fight alongside Islamic State.
The 76-year-old said: 'I was with Tony Blair on Iraq. We were wrong. They told us it wasn't regime change. It was.
'Now Tony, unfortunately is still in to that. I mean the way he's going now, he now wants to invade everywhere.
'He should put a white coat on with a red cross and let's start the bloody crusades again.'
He said it was these 'bloody crusades' that lead to British youngsters being radicalised.
'Every time [people] watch the television where their families are worried, their kids are being killed and murdered and rockets firing on all these people, that's what radicalises them,’ he said.
The event was just days before Ed Miliband announced Lord Prescott would be joining the Labour party as a special adviser on climate change, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The decision to call on Lord Prescott ahead of the general election has be seen by some as an attempt to turn the clock back to when Labour used to win elections.
The move was backed by Alastair Campbell, Blair's former spin doctor, who also pledged to join the effort to get Miliband elected.
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