The former prime minister, who has been a vocal critic of Corbyn from the start, said the real issue in the campaign was not who was going to be prime minister, but making sure the government was held to account over Brexit. 'Mugwump' attack has Lynton Crosby's fingerprints on it Read moreAsked if he was saying hand on heart that Corbyn would be the best prime minister, Blair told Sky News: “If the polls are right, we know who’s going to be prime minister on 9 June. It may mean voting Labour. There have been calls for Labour to discipline Blair for suggesting people should think about voting for other parties’ candidates. In Barrow in Cumbria, Labour MP John Woodcock has gone even further, saying: “I will not countenance ever voting to make Jeremy Corbyn Britain’s prime minister.

Source: The Guardian April 27, 2017 10:14 UTC