Blair Snubs Chanukah
Tony Blair seems to be taking on the role of Scrooge this Chanukah.
Last year, in the first ever festive ceremony at Number 10, the Prime Minister lit Chanukiah candles. And hopes that it would become an annual event were fuelled when he told guests “See you next year.”
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A Number 10 spokesperson told the TJ: “It is doubtful that the Prime Minister will be lighting candles this year.It was never intended to be an annual event.”
However, he added: “It is not being ruled out in the future though.”
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