Tony Blair urges Britain to keep EU membership on the table
Former prime minister Tony Blair has said Britain should work towards rejoining the European Union within the next decade. His intervention adds pressure on Labour leader Andy Burnham, who is expected to set out a 10-year plan in November. The available report says a poll indicated such a pledge could improve Labour’s electoral prospects.
Former British prime minister Tony Blair has called for the country to work towards rejoining the European Union within the next 10 years, The Guardian reports. Blair wants Labour leader Andy Burnham to include EU membership in a 10-year plan due to be presented in November. His intervention comes a decade after Britain voted to leave the bloc in the 2016 referendum.
The report says Burnham is under pressure to reconsider Labour’s reluctance to revisit the referendum. It also cites a poll suggesting that a pledge to rejoin the EU could strengthen Labour’s electoral chances. The available material does not state Burnham’s response to Blair’s proposal or explain the poll’s methodology and findings in detail.
It reports Blair’s position and the political pressure surrounding the issue, without setting out a formal policy change by Labour.
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