TONY BLAIR yesterday cancelled a high-profile signing session of his new memoir in central London, amid concerns over planned protests.
The former Prime Minister was due to attend the flagship Waterstone’s store in Piccadilly tomorrow – where anti-war campaigners had promised a hostile reception.
But he said he did not want to subject the public to the “inevitable hassle” protests would cause or use police resources keeping order at the event.
Protesters hurled eggs and shoes when Mr Blair signed copies of the book – A Journey – in Dublin.
Speaking on ITV1’s new Daybreak programme, he said: “There are people – particularly now the BNP apparently say they want to get in on the action – you end up causing a lot of hassle and cost when there are better things for the police to do.”
