Still a 30% chance that Brexit won’t happen, says Tony Blair
The former UK prime minister warns that a ‘hard Brexit’ could result in a socialist-leaning Labour government down the road
London/New York — Former UK prime minister Tony Blair, who led the country between 1997 and 2007, has said there is a 30% chance that Britain’s decision to quit the EU will be reversed. In an interview with Bloomberg TV in New York, Blair said voters should be given a second opportunity to decide on Brexit once the outcome becomes more clear. "I still have some difficulty seeing how, after the general election which produced a hung parliament in the UK, this government is going to get its form of Brexit through," Blair said. "I think there’s about a 30% chance it’s changed, but a lot will depend on how the debate develops over this year." Blair later clarified in an interview off camera that he believes there’s a 30% chance the split won’t happen at all. Asked if in Prime Minister Theresa May’s shoes he would fire Boris Johnson for insubordination over Brexit policy, he demurred: "Well I wouldn’t be happy." Blair, an outspoken opponent of the split with the EU, warned that pursuing ...
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