Tony Blair to tell Brexit critics: It's 'time to rise up' Sky News, Feb 16, 2017, Jon Craig
In a rallying cry to pro-EU MPs and peers, the former Prime Minister will accuse Theresa May of pursuing Brexit "at any cost" and warn it could lead to Scottish independence.
Mr Blair, who wants a second referendum and has pledged to campaign to keep the UK in the EU, will deliver his latest attack on Brexit in a powerful speech to Remain supporters.
His speech will also been seen as a signal that he would like to create a new pro-Remain political party made up of Blairites, Liberal Democrats and even some pro-EU Conservatives.
But Mr Blair will face a bitter backlash from leading Brexit supporters and puts himself at odds with Jeremy Corbyn, who last week ordered Labour MPs to vote for the Government's Article 50 bill.
Speaking only days before the bill is debated in the House of Lords, Mr Blair will say: "This is not the time for retreat, indifference or despair; but the time to rise up in defence of what we believe."
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Acknowledging that the will of the people should prevail, he will say: "But the people voted without knowledge of the true terms of Brexit. As these terms become clear, it is their right to change their mind.
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