{"id":337334,"date":"2017-12-01T00:12:35","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T23:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/tony-blair-insists-its-never-too-late-for-britain-to-change-its-mind-about-brexit-rt-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2017-12-01T00:12:35","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T23:12:35","slug":"tony-blair-insists-its-never-too-late-for-britain-to-change-its-mind-about-brexit-rt-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/tony-blair-insists-its-never-too-late-for-britain-to-change-its-mind-about-brexit-rt-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Blair insists it\u2019s never too late for Britain to change its mind about Brexit \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair says he will fight for Britain\u2019s right to change its mind on Brexit. He claims that as the difficulty of leaving the EU becomes clearer, the UK\u2019s feelings about Brexit will change. <\/p>\n

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Speaking to French newspaper Le Figaro, Blair, who has not held elected office for 10 years, said: \u201cMy country has the right to change its mind. I want to fight for it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Blair believes that as the costs of leaving the EU become clearer and new facts become public, it is likely Brits\u2019 feelings about Brexit will change. \u201cIt is clear there will be a bill for Brexit and that there will be less money for health,\u201d<\/em> he said. \u201cPeople are also starting to realize that going out of the single market and the customs union is going to be extremely painful. It\u2019s going back to 40 years of integration and liberalization.\u201d<\/em> He added: \u201cWhen negotiations [with Brussels] are over, whatever the agreement reached by the government, we must demand to have our say on it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Despite the majority of British citizens having voted for Brexit last year, and the fact the UK has started negotiations with Brussels, Blair thinks \u201cit is still possible for stop Brexit, even if the probability is less than 50 percent.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Conservative Party has said it will go to the end of Brexit no matter what the price. It lost a majority in Parliament in the last election \u2013 the Conservatives did not get the mandate they asked for. The atmosphere is changing in the country.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

According to Blair, there are a number of options for Britain. That includes staying in the EU, remaining in a \u201creformed\u201d<\/em> union, an exit with a special economic agreement, a complete exit, or a lack of agreement.<\/p>\n

Blair says he wants to be \u201cvery active\u201d<\/em> on the subject. Labour, headed by Jeremy Corbyn, should take a stronger line on opposing Brexit, Blair added. \u201cI am trying to convince the Labour Party to take a strong position against Brexit. I have the impression that [Corbyn] is moving in this direction. Then, we will see if some Conservatives are ready to choose their country rather than their party.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

When asked what the outcome will be if Britain does end up leaving the EU, Blair said: \u201cOf course we can exist without Europe. But will it be stronger or weaker? I am deeply convinced that Brexit would be bad for Europe.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In May, Blair announced he would be \u201creturning to politics,\u201d<\/em> motivated by Brexit. \u201cThis Brexit thing has given me a direct motivation to get more involved in the politics,\u201d<\/em> he said in an interview to the Daily Mirror, adding that he is ready to get his \u201chands dirty.\u201d<\/em> Not much more had been heard from him about Brexit until now, however.<\/p>\n