PETE POSTLETHWAITE - POSTLETHWAITE TO HAND BACK HONOUR IF POWER PLANT GOES AHEAD

POSTLETHWAITE TO HAND BACK HONOUR IF POWER PLANT GOES AHEAD

Veteran British actor PETE POSTLETHWAITE has threatened to hand back the OBE he was awarded by QUEEN ELIZABETH II if the U.K. government give the green light to build a new coal power station.
The Oscar-nominated star is opposed to the British government's plans to allow energy giant E.ON to create a new coal-powered plant in Kingsnorth, southern England.
And the star used the London premiere of his latest movie, climate change documentary The Age of Stupid, to announce his plans to turn his back on the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) honour he received from the British monarch in 2004 - if the power plant gets the go ahead.
He told reporters, "We tried to stop Tony Blair going to war in Iraq. But this time we're not having it.
"I can't be an officer of the realm if Kingsnorth goes ahead."