Blair – Pro-Europeans must ‘rise up in defence of our beliefs’

Author (Corporate)	Open Britain
Series Title	Press Release
Series Details	17.02.17
Publication Date	17/02/2017
Content Type	News
	Report of a speech given by former United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair to the pro-European campaigning organisation Open Britain in London on the 17 February 2017. He told pro-Europeans to 'rise up in defence of our beliefs' and criticised the UK Government’s push for 'Brexit at any cost' and called on progressives to unite behind an open, tolerant future for Britain.
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