According to a report in the Telegraph, Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister in 2009, apparently blocked an honorary knighthood for the much-admired Apple founder Steve Jobs.

In a recent revelation, a former MP told the Telegraph that, in 2009, Jobs’ name was proposed for the honour for his noteworthy services to technology, but the then-Prime Minister refused to knight Jobs because he refused an invitation to address at a Labour Party conference.

According to the ex-MP, who apparently is a bit of an Apple aficionado, the proposal pertaining to Jobs’ knighthood had reached the "final stages" before being denied; and Apple was reportedly aware of the proceedings. However, Brown blocked the move after allegedly failing to convince Jobs to speak at the Labour Party’s annual conference.

The unnamed ex-MP, who left Parliament at the last election, said: “Apple has been the only major global company to create stunning consumer products because it has always taken design as the key component of everything it has produced.”

All praises for the Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the ex-MP said: “No other CEO has consistently shown such a commitment.”

Meanwhile, rebuffing the report that a knighthood proposal for Jobs was rejected by Downing Street, a spokeswoman for the former Prime Minister said in a recent statement: “Mr Brown did not block a knighthood for Steve Jobs.”