Brexit could be halted if the British people decided the costs of leaving the EU greatly outweighed any benefits, Tony Blair has said in an interview marking his self-proclaimed return to political activity. Hammond says future uncertain because nobody sure what shape Brexit will take - Politics live Read moreOn Brexit, Blair stressed he was not predicting it would not happen, only that that was a possibility. “It can be stopped if the British people decide that, having seen what it means, the pain-gain, cost-benefit analysis doesn’t stack up,” he said. Such a turnaround could arise in one of two ways, both of them hinging on negotiations over access to the EU’s single market, Blair said. Blair denied calling Jeremy Corbyn a “nutter”, saying the Labour leader was principled but, in his view, mistaken.

Source: The Guardian November 24, 2016 12:12 UTC