Blair urges May to ‘stop banging your head

THERESA MAY must stop banging her head against a brick wall over Brexit, Tony Blair has urged, as he reiterated calls for a second referendum.

The former prime minister described Britain’s withdrawal from the EU as a “man-made” issue which can be “unmade by man”, and called on European leaders to begin preparing for an extension to the UK’s membership.

Mr Blair suggested Mrs May should take her “head off the brick wall and think creatively”, and claimed there was at least a 50% likelihood of another referendum – saying it would be “undemocratic” to deny people a second vote.

Following a speech in central London yesterday, the former Labour leader said: “My advice to the Prime Minister is very simple – I actually think funnily enough she could still play a role in this if she just decided that given the fact there isn’t a majority for any form of Brexit she could facilitate a chance for everyone to vote on the options.

“It’s not that hard as a prime minister to say ‘look I’ve done my best, I’ve tried my level best, I’ve been negotiating for two-and-a-half years, I’ve done everything I possibly can to reach an agreement, I’ve listened to you and I’ve listened to you and I’ve tried to square the circle – I can’t.

“And what I’ve come up with is the best that I can come up with and you, Parliament, rejected it so you the British people now must decide what we’re going to do...

“My advice to her is there’s no point literally in carrying on banging