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Blair is a ‘destructive force’ intent on ‘destroying’ Labour, Skinner warns
The man behind the Iraq war disaster has called on voters to select an ‘unequivocal Remain party’ at the European elections
Tony Blair

TONY BLAIR is a “destructive force” who sees his job as “to try to destroy the Labour Party so people keep talking about his reign,” Dennis Skinner told the Morning Star today.

Mr Blair advised voters to select an “unequivocal Remain party” at the European elections if they were put off by what he called Labour’s “destructive indecision” over Brexit.

But Mr Skinner asked: “What do you expect from Tony Blair? Don’t play the man’s game. He has to be exposed.

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