Labour MPs challenge Tony Blair over Brexit comments

Former PM’s speech, in which he says party allowed Brexit vote to happen, viewed as unhelpful before byelections Tony Blair faces a backlash from Labour MPs for fuelling the party’s divisions over Brexit, as he launched a campaign to keep the UK in the EU ahead of two crucial byelections in leave-voting seats.In a major intervention on Friday, the former prime minister accused a weakened Labour party of allowing Brexit to happen, and called for a cross-party political movement to per