By Daily Mail Reporter, 7th September 2010
Tony Blair was accused of 'running scared' last night after he scrapped a book signing event in London tomorrow because of threatened protests.
The former Prime Minister abandoned the planned session after eggs and shoes were thrown at him during a similar event to promote his autobiography, A Journey, in Dublin at the weekend.
Protest groups had promised a major demonstration outside the flagship Waterstone's store in Piccadilly if the event went ahead tomorrow.
Mr Blair said he was worried that the British National Party could also stage a protest.
However other anti-war protests are still planned, with the Stop the War Coalition threatening a mass demonstration during his visit to the capital's Tate Modern.
Eggs and shoes were thrown by demonstrators at a previous signing in Dublin.
The former prime minister said it was 'sad' that people wanted to disrupt such events but indicated he may call it off amid evidence that other hostile groups were set to join in.
Speaking on ITV1's new Daybreak programme about his book he said: 'To be frank about it, I am concerned. I do not want to put everyone through a lot of cost and hassle on this Wednesday's signing so I am thinking about that.'
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