Give Tony Blair an Olympic role, says Labour It was under Tony Blair's Labour government that Britain won the right to stage the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Singapore seven years ago, and now members of the party are campaigning for the former prime minister to have a prominent role when they begin this month. Benjamin Wegg-Prosser, Mr Blair's former director of strategic communications, claims the former prime minister deserves a more substantial position at the Olympic Games than attending as a guest. "One unanswered question is what role T Blair plays at Olympics," the Labour cheerleader says. "It should be a huge one given way he walloped [France's Jacques] Chirac in Singapore," the managing partner of Lord Mandelson's company Global Counsel adds. Mr Blair played a leading role in securing the Olympics by flying to Singapore on the eve of the 2012 bid decision to help persuade International Olympic Committee members to vote for London. The 59 year-old recently spoke of the trials he faced while campaigning in Singapore. "I went to the men's room for a pee and was standing next to a bloke I assumed was British," Mr Blair recalls. I started chatting to him and he said in a strong Nordic accent, 'Why are you asking me these questions? He had no idea who I was and thought I was trying to pick him up. A spokesman for Mr Blair said: "He's happy with his role, doesn't want to change it and just wants everyone to have a wonderful time."