Tony Blair says he’s 100% committed to bringing down Brexit and vows to fight ‘to the very end’
The former PM predicted Theresa May would fail to get her Brexit deal past Parliament
TONY Blair today claimed he is "100 per cent" committed to overturning Brexit.
The ex-PM vowed to fight "up to the very end" to get a second referendum and keep Britain in the EU for good.
He insisted Theresa May would be forced to hold a rerun of the 2016 vote within months because she won't get her Brexit deal through the Commons.
Speaking at the Web Summit in Lisbon today, Mr Blair said: "I am 100 per cent opposed to Brexit - and up to the very end I am going to do everything I can to stop it."
He predicted the PM would be unable to continue without a snap election or second referendum if MPs vote down her deal.
Mr Blair said: "In my view, a General Election is highly unlikely because of the state of the Conservative party.
"They don’t want an election, No Deal is obviously absurd.
"I think at least we should have the chance to go back to the people – and here’s the reason why it’s not undemocratic, in the two years and more since we had that vote our knowledge of what it means has been hugely enlarged."
Asked by CNBC's Karen Tso if he wants to lead a new centrist party, the former PM appeared to admit he was too tainted to return to politics.
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He said: "So, there’s a good and bad thing about the public knowing you. The good thing is that they know you and the bad thing is that they know you.
"So, no there are many many people much better qualified to lead in British politics than me and I’m still hoping the Labour party returns to what I would say is a more sensible and forward-looking path."
The Scottish Parliament today voted to approve a so-called "people's vote" on Brexit.
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