Blair urges ex-labour voters: ‘Back remain’
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged Labour sup - p o r te r s who c a n n o l o n g e r vote for the party to endorse another which backs Remain.
He s a i d L a b o u r wo u l d b e “hoovering up” Remain votes had it taken a “stronger position” on the issue.
T h e f o r me r L a b o u r l e a d - e r s a i d i t i s “i mp o r t a n t t h e anti-brexit side is larger and stronger than the Farage side” in the European election later this month. He said: “I do come across people who cannot vote for Labour, in which case I say ‘don’t stay at home – vote for any of the other parties’. At the end of this there’s going to be a totting up and... it’s important that the Remain s i d e c o me s o u t b e c a u s e MPS will be making decisions based on that.”