Tag: Tony Blair

Good to Poor Economics

That’s no coincidence: a form of nationalism, particularly the corrosive idea of a munificent Britain being taken for a ride by foreigners, fuelled both campaigns.

June 22, 2020

EU could be flexible over movement: Tony Blair

European Union (EU) leaders would be prepared to be flexible on freedom of movement of people to accommodate the UK after Brexit, according to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. In a written statement on Friday said senior figures had told him that they were willing to consider changes to one of the key principles …

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July 15, 2017

Tony Blair announces return to British politics to fight Brexit

Former British prime minister Tony Blair said on Monday he was plunging back into domestic politics in order to fight against Brexit. Blair, who led the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007, will not be standing in the June 8 general election. But he said he wanted to build a political movement to shape the …

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May 1, 2017

Tony Blair invokes India in anti-Brexit movement speech

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday made a rallying call against Brexit with a speech in which he highlighted the importance of regional alliances to face rising power of large population countries like India and China. The former Labour prime minister, who had campaigned for Britain to remain in the European Union (EU) in …

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February 17, 2017