#UK: Former PM Blair Urges Current Labour Party Leader To Drop "Woke" Politics

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Former Labour Party Leader and Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged current Labour Party Leader Sir Keir Starmer to reject “woke” politics and present a program for government that is “radical without being dangerous."

A report published by the Tony Blair Institute analyses the impact of class on voting in the 2019 general election and beyond. Based on analysis by the veteran pollster Peter Kellner, it points to particular problems for Labour with two groups: the 26% of voters who fit into the formal definition of middle class; and the 12% who would be defined as working class by pollsters but consider themselves middle class.

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#UK: Former PM Tony Blair Backs Boris On Brexit, Warns Of Labour Lurch To The Left

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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has revealed that he supports Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit plans as the former Labour Party leader said the party should forget about campaigning to rejoin the European Union.

Labour party has to understand its own history. "has to understand its own history," and take lessons from that history if it hopes to win in the future.

"It’s never won when it’s been on the far left, never." Blair is a bit of a lightning rod within his own party, reviled by the Left for being too centrist and supporting the USA during war in Iraq. He served as prime minister for 10 years and as head of his party for 13.

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#UK: Prime Minister May Slams Former PM Blair For Anti-EU Activism: "Insult" To Office He Once Held

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Prime Minister Theresa May has angrily lashed out at former Prime Minister Tony Blair's attempts to stop Brexit, speaking in a manner rarely seen from May. Blair, along with other pro-EU politicians, have made many comments, both in the UK and on the Continent, seeking to slow down and stop Brexit. May responded to Blair's latest statements by saying, “For Tony Blair to go to Brussels and seek to undermine our negotiations by advocating for a second referendum is an insult to the office he once held and the people he once served. We cannot, as he would, abdicate responsibility for this decision. Parliament has a democratic duty to deliver what the British people voted for."

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#UK: Parliament Rejects Motion To Investigate Frmr. PM Tony Blair Over Iraq War Claims

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After a heated debate, it was Labour MPs turning out in force that helped defeat a parliamentary motion calling for Former Prime Minister Tony Blair to be held to account for allegedly misleading parliament over the Iraq war. The vote was 439 votes to 70. The vote was initiated by the Scottish National Party foreign affairs spokesman Alex Salmond, and was backed by MPs from six other parties.

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