Blair’s toxic embrace: Election intervention backfires on Ed as ex-PM says the people can’t be trusted with EU vote

‘Tony Blair’s dramatic intervention in the election backfired last night after he said the British people could not be trusted to decide if they want to stay in the EU.

The former Prime Minister was widely condemned after saying that membership of the European Union was ‘too important’ to be put to a public vote.

In a carefully choreographed speech, Mr Blair praised Ed Miliband for showing ‘real leadership’ in refusing to offer voters a say on the issue.’

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