During the referendum campaign last year, Mr. Blair had argued against Brexit. Mr. Blair’s many critics on the left and right of the political spectrum were swift to respond to his plea on Friday. “The debilitation of the Labour Party is the facilitator of Brexit,” Mr. Blair asserted. Yet some pro-Europeans believe it is too soon to succeed in making the type of argument Mr. Blair is advancing. So far Britain’s economy has not suffered the downturn the opponents had predicted would arise from the Brexit referendum.

Source: New York Times February 17, 2017 15:20 UTC