Tony Blair has received a predictably dismissive government response to his call for remain voters to organise their opposition to Brexit, with No 10 saying there would be no second referendum. Reaction to Blair’s article and subsequent radio interview – in which he said of those who opposed leaving the EU, “We are the insurgents now” – was more scathing elsewhere, with one Tory MP calling the former prime minister a “snake-oil salesman”. | Mary Dejevsky Read moreBlair later told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the UK should not rule out the possibility of another referendum. On Friday, he said the current options left millions of people in the centre with no one to represent them. “And not only has the PM been clear here but she’s also been clear when she’s met European leaders.

Source: The Guardian October 28, 2016 08:51 UTC