Tony Blair Announces Return to British Politics to fight Brexit
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Former British prime minister Tony Blair said Monday he was plunging back into domestic politics in order to fight against Brexit, AFP reported.
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 policy debate as Britain starts its negotiations to leave the European Union.
"This Brexit thing has given me a direct motivation to get more involved in the politics," he told the Daily Mirror newspaper.
"You need to get your hands dirty and I will."
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He only got to where he ended up from his long forgotten predecessor as Labour leader dropping dead before his time.
Advertising. He's just getting his name in print to keep his retail value inflated. The next thing you hear will be about his new 200k a year job as a consultant on slug control for the strawberry growers association.
Brexit is a forgone conclusion so what's he fighting for.
Tony Blair needs prosecuting for war crimes along with George Bush and Dick Chaney, between them they are directly responsible for the deaths of thousands.
