Tony Blair admits Jeremy Corbyn could be Britain’s next PM
‘Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair has now conceded it is possible Jeremy Corbyn could lead the party to victory and become Britain’s next leader.
Blair fell short of endorsing Corbyn ahead of the June 8 general election, making known his hostility to the party’s leftward turn.
However, in view of recent political events, such as the election of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote, and Corbyn’s shock election success, stripping the Tories of their majority in the House of Commons, Blair has now admitted there is a chance the current Labour leader could take office.
“I accept now what if you’d asked me a year ago I’d have said is impossible, I accept is possible. You have to say in today’s world now, there’s been so many political upsets it’s possible Jeremy Corbyn could become prime minister and Labour could win on that program,” Blair told BBC Newsnight editor Ian Katz.
Blair, who led Labour for 13 years and was elected into Downing Street three times, said he is yet to get to grips with the new political reality.’
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