299:'s Sedgefield constituency on an anti-war ticket. But it was his moving lament for the son he lost in Iraq that will linger in the memory – not for Mr Keys' words necessarily, although these were powerful enough, but for Tony Blair's expression as he listened to them. 'I hope in my heart that one day the prime minister will be able to say sorry, that one day he will say sorry to the families of the bereaved,' said Mr Keys. Mr Blair's attempt to look impassive and expressionless will, inevitably, be replayed time and again whenever the story of his premiership is told on television.
27:
287:. She said: 'If you betray your country you are a traitor and you will go to prison. But if your country betrays you, what can you do?' I think I have an answer to that: we can use our vote to get rid of those people who betrayed my son and other men like him. That's what I want the people of Sedgefield to do."
290:
At the declaration Keys made a widely publicised speech about the controversy over the decision to go to war and the alleged deceptions made by Blair over the reasons for going to war. Blair listened to the speech with an expressionless face. Reviewing the 2005 election's most memorable moments the
341:
In August 2006, Reg Keys and other relatives of military personnel killed in Iraq announced the creation of a new political party named
Spectre. The party's aims and objectives included bringing the Government to account for misleading Parliament over Iraq, supporting wounded troops returning from
280:
s Stuart
Jeffries asked Keys, "Is it difficult to be a political candidate in these circumstances, when you are still clearly grieving?", to which he replied "Yes it is. I feel, though, that I have a responsibility to Tom. I keep going back to the words of a widow of a man who died on the
342:
Iraq, raising serving soldiers’ concerns over Iraq and highlight equipment and system failures. At the launch it was stated that the party planned to contest more than 70 constituencies then represented by pro-war Labour MPs, including
Foreign Secretary
1037:
779:
774:
759:
976:
734:
764:
1042:
784:
769:
1047:
986:
966:
972:
1022:
1005:
1027:
727:
1052:
754:
1032:
1128:
993:
982:
962:
720:
1001:
1123:
1118:
55:
35:
925:
237:
170:
831:
694:
355:
366:
798:
743:
700:
382:
370:
257:
229:
178:
166:
1089:
921:
915:
455:
194:
128:
566:
265:
264:
urged the other parties to withdraw their candidates as removing a supporter of the war from office would send a message to
359:
174:
59:
51:
109:
81:
40:
428:
402:
44:
875:
88:
283:
206:
885:
855:
1113:
865:
678:
322:
95:
654:
537:
945:
198:
1108:
509:
480:
77:
706:
684:
672:
66:
630:
845:
817:
806:
241:
343:
147:
931:
901:
861:
598:
542:
485:
252:. He claimed that by electing him, voters could keep the Labour Party in power but with
851:
712:
604:
326:
314:
268:
158:
102:
1102:
941:
935:
221:
881:
571:
514:
307:
announced that it was to produce a biographical drama film about Keys' life called
273:
253:
248:, but that he was seeking election as a candidate opposed to Blair's policy on the
217:
895:
911:
905:
891:
871:
688:
330:
261:
841:
813:
802:
351:
347:
309:
296:
233:
182:
1073:
594:
245:
631:"Families of soldiers killed in Iraq launch party to challenge ministers"
456:"Reg Keys recalls heartbreaking moment he was told his hero son was dead"
318:
249:
213:
162:
1078:
608:
271:
and other world leaders who had supported him. During the campaign,
660:
225:
240:. Keys declared at the outset of the campaign that he had been a
685:
Guardian - Doing It for Tom: Mr Keys Takes on the Prime
Minister
202:
716:
313:. In the film, broadcast on 6 June 2016, Keys was portrayed by
304:
65:
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
20:
701:
Reuters - Father of Slain
Soldier Plots Blair "Regime Change"
365:
Spectre was never registered as a political party with the
666:
369:, and did not contest any by-elections or any seat at the
681:
429:"Heartbreaking story of Reg Keys is an emotional watch"
350:, the Communities and Local Government secretary and
212:
Reg Keys was an ambulance paramedic for 19 years in
1061:
1015:
955:
827:
197:. His son, Lance Corporal Tom Keys, was one of six
567:"Tim Roth to take lead role in BBC anti-war drama"
295:Independent Reg Keys polled 10% of the vote in
193:Keys is a founder member of the campaign group
481:"Election 2005: Sedgefield's take on Reg Keys"
728:
673:Reg Keys' election night speech at Sedgefield
8:
709:interview with Stuart Jeffries 22 March 2005
663:A blogger in Sedgefield with a jaundiced eye
232:, he stood against the then Prime Minister,
169:as an anti-war independent candidate for in
735:
721:
713:
58:about living persons that is unsourced or
358:. Keys also aimed to stand candidates in
260:rather than Blair. Former Independent MP
129:Learn how and when to remove this message
1129:Independent British political candidates
695:CNN - Soldier father bid to unseat Blair
707:Guardian - "I'll Hold Blair to Account"
538:"Election 2005: Most memorable moments"
394:
7:
744:2005 United Kingdom general election
383:2005 United Kingdom general election
1090:2005 United Kingdom local elections
403:"Military Families Against the War"
1119:Independent politicians in England
916:Social Democratic and Labour Party
508:Jeffries, Stuart (22 March 2005).
14:
667:Military Families Against the War
565:Sweney, Mark (9 September 2015).
195:Military Families Against the War
25:
1124:English anti–Iraq War activists
629:Boggan, Steve (5 August 2006).
157:(born 1952) is the father of a
1038:Labour and Labour Co-operative
510:"'I'll hold Blair to account'"
266:President of the United States
244:voter and was still basically
16:British politician (born 1952)
1:
679:The Man Who Challenged Blair
36:biography of a living person
454:Cole, Paul (13 June 2016).
63:must be removed immediately
1145:
812:Appointed prime minister:
360:Parliamentary by-elections
145:
1087:
876:Democratic Unionist Party
793:
750:
161:serviceman killed in the
675:Video — WMV (3.6Mb)
199:Royal Military Policemen
177:represented by the then
886:Scottish National Party
760:Marginal constituencies
238:Sedgefield constituency
146:For Registry Keys, see
657:official campaign site
301:
50:Please help by adding
946:Ulster Unionist Party
371:2010 general election
321:. It was directed by
293:
230:2005 general election
167:2005 general election
1053:Scottish Nationalist
755:Constituency results
367:Electoral Commission
155:Reginald Thomas Keys
56:Contentious material
1043:Labour Co-operative
1028:Democratic Unionist
216:before retiring to
828:Parties elected to
409:. 20 November 2004
165:. He stood in the
1096:
1095:
866:Liberal Democrats
835:and their leaders
785:Results breakdown
661:A Sedgefield View
655:Vote for Reg Keys
435:. 21 October 2016
433:Solihull Observer
325:from a script by
317:-nominated actor
139:
138:
131:
113:
39:needs additional
1136:
1048:Liberal Democrat
973:Northern Ireland
832:House of Commons
737:
730:
723:
714:
642:
641:
639:
637:
626:
620:
619:
617:
615:
591:
585:
584:
582:
580:
562:
556:
555:
553:
551:
534:
528:
527:
525:
523:
505:
499:
498:
496:
494:
477:
471:
470:
468:
466:
451:
445:
444:
442:
440:
425:
419:
418:
416:
414:
407:Socialist Worker
399:
354:, Leader of the
344:Margaret Beckett
279:
148:Windows Registry
134:
127:
123:
120:
114:
112:
71:
52:reliable sources
29:
28:
21:
1144:
1143:
1139:
1138:
1137:
1135:
1134:
1133:
1099:
1098:
1097:
1092:
1083:
1057:
1011:
956:Results by area
951:
932:George Galloway
902:Ieuan Wyn Jones
862:Charles Kennedy
834:
829:
823:
789:
770:Opinion polling
746:
741:
651:
646:
645:
635:
633:
628:
627:
623:
613:
611:
603:. 6 June 2016.
593:
592:
588:
578:
576:
564:
563:
559:
549:
547:
543:BBC News Online
536:
535:
531:
521:
519:
507:
506:
502:
492:
490:
489:. 26 April 2005
486:BBC News Online
479:
478:
474:
464:
462:
453:
452:
448:
438:
436:
427:
426:
422:
412:
410:
401:
400:
396:
391:
379:
339:
277:
191:
151:
135:
124:
118:
115:
72:
70:
49:
30:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1142:
1140:
1132:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1101:
1100:
1094:
1093:
1088:
1085:
1084:
1082:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1065:
1063:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1019:
1017:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1009:
999:
998:
997:
980:
970:
959:
957:
953:
952:
950:
949:
939:
929:
926:Health Concern
922:Richard Taylor
919:
909:
899:
889:
879:
869:
859:
852:Michael Howard
849:
838:
836:
825:
824:
822:
821:
810:
799:prime minister
794:
791:
790:
788:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
751:
748:
747:
742:
740:
739:
732:
725:
717:
711:
710:
704:
698:
692:
682:
676:
670:
664:
658:
650:
649:External links
647:
644:
643:
621:
605:BBC Television
586:
557:
529:
500:
472:
460:BirminghamLive
446:
420:
393:
392:
390:
387:
386:
385:
378:
375:
338:
335:
327:Jimmy McGovern
269:George W. Bush
258:Prime Minister
256:as the likely
209:in June 2003.
207:Majar al-Kabir
190:
187:
179:Prime Minister
137:
136:
60:poorly sourced
33:
31:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1141:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1114:Living people
1112:
1110:
1107:
1106:
1104:
1091:
1086:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1066:
1064:
1060:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1018:
1014:
1007:
1003:
1000:
995:
991:
990:
988:
984:
981:
978:
974:
971:
968:
964:
961:
960:
958:
954:
947:
943:
942:David Trimble
940:
937:
933:
930:
927:
923:
920:
917:
913:
910:
907:
903:
900:
897:
893:
890:
887:
883:
880:
877:
873:
870:
867:
863:
860:
857:
853:
850:
847:
843:
840:
839:
837:
833:
826:
819:
815:
811:
808:
804:
800:
796:
795:
792:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
752:
749:
745:
738:
733:
731:
726:
724:
719:
718:
715:
708:
705:
703:21 April 2005
702:
699:
697:21 April 2005
696:
693:
691:22 April 2005
690:
686:
683:
680:
677:
674:
671:
669:official site
668:
665:
662:
659:
656:
653:
652:
648:
632:
625:
622:
610:
606:
602:
601:
596:
590:
587:
574:
573:
568:
561:
558:
545:
544:
539:
533:
530:
517:
516:
511:
504:
501:
488:
487:
482:
476:
473:
461:
457:
450:
447:
434:
430:
424:
421:
408:
404:
398:
395:
388:
384:
381:
380:
376:
374:
372:
368:
363:
361:
357:
353:
349:
345:
336:
334:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
315:Academy Award
312:
311:
306:
303:In 2015, the
300:
298:
292:
288:
286:
285:
276:
275:
270:
267:
263:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
215:
210:
208:
204:
201:killed by an
200:
196:
188:
186:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
149:
143:
142:
133:
130:
122:
111:
108:
104:
101:
97:
94:
90:
87:
83:
80: –
79:
75:
74:Find sources:
68:
64:
61:
57:
53:
47:
46:
42:
37:
32:
23:
22:
19:
1068:
1023:Conservative
1016:MPs by party
882:Alex Salmond
856:Conservative
780:Pre-election
634:. Retrieved
624:
612:. Retrieved
599:
589:
577:. Retrieved
572:The Guardian
570:
560:
548:. Retrieved
546:. 9 May 2005
541:
532:
520:. Retrieved
515:The Guardian
513:
503:
491:. Retrieved
484:
475:
463:. Retrieved
459:
449:
437:. Retrieved
432:
423:
411:. Retrieved
406:
397:
364:
340:
308:
302:
294:
289:
282:
274:The Guardian
272:
254:Gordon Brown
242:Labour Party
218:Llanuwchllyn
211:
192:
175:constituency
154:
153:
144:
141:
140:
125:
119:October 2011
116:
106:
99:
92:
85:
73:
62:
45:verification
38:
18:
1109:1952 births
912:Mark Durkan
906:Plaid Cymru
892:Gerry Adams
872:Ian Paisley
765:MPs elected
689:Ed Vulliamy
331:Robert Pugh
323:David Blair
291:BBC noted:
262:Martin Bell
1103:Categories
842:Tony Blair
814:Tony Blair
803:Tony Blair
797:Incumbent
465:19 January
439:19 January
413:19 January
389:References
352:Jack Straw
348:Ruth Kelly
297:Tony Blair
234:Tony Blair
183:Tony Blair
171:Sedgefield
89:newspapers
78:"Reg Keys"
1074:Peter Law
994:Edinburgh
896:Sinn Féin
246:socialist
236:, in the
228:. In the
224:in North
189:Biography
41:citations
1069:Reg Keys
1062:See also
983:Scotland
575:. London
518:. London
377:See also
319:Tim Roth
250:Iraq War
214:Solihull
163:Iraq War
67:libelous
1079:Vote-OK
963:England
936:Respect
775:Parties
636:24 June
609:BBC One
356:Commons
337:Spectre
205:mob in
159:British
103:scholar
1033:Labour
846:Labour
818:Labour
807:Labour
614:6 June
579:6 June
550:6 June
522:6 June
493:6 June
105:
98:
91:
84:
76:
1002:Wales
595:"Reg"
284:Kursk
278:'
226:Wales
203:Iraqi
110:JSTOR
96:books
34:This
1006:list
987:list
977:list
967:list
830:the
638:2012
616:2016
581:2016
552:2016
524:2016
495:2016
467:2021
441:2021
415:2021
329:and
222:Bala
173:, a
82:news
43:for
687:by
600:Reg
310:Reg
305:BBC
1105::
989:)
801::
607:.
597:.
569:.
540:.
512:.
483:.
458:.
431:.
405:.
373:.
362:.
346:,
333:.
220:,
185:.
181:,
54:.
1008:)
1004:(
996:)
992:(
985:(
979:)
975:(
969:)
965:(
948:)
944:(
938:)
934:(
928:)
924:(
918:)
914:(
908:)
904:(
898:)
894:(
888:)
884:(
878:)
874:(
868:)
864:(
858:)
854:(
848:)
844:(
820:)
816:(
809:)
805:(
736:e
729:t
722:v
640:.
618:.
583:.
554:.
526:.
497:.
469:.
443:.
417:.
150:.
132:)
126:(
121:)
117:(
107:·
100:·
93:·
86:·
69:.
48:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.