Tony Blair tells LGBT campaigners not to ‘disrespect’ World Cup hosts Qatar

Former prime minister Sir Tony Blair sparked fury today by telling gay rights campaigners not to ‘disrespect’ World Cup hosts Qatar.

The tiny Gulf nation has been the subject of protests and criticism around the tournament due to its refusal to accept LGBT rights.

But former Labour leader Sir Tony, who welcomed the former emir Sheikh Hamed Bin Khalifa Al Thani to Downing Street in 2006, warned the protests were ‘not sensible’.

Speaking to…