Tony Blair Says Britain Should `Rise Up` Against Brexit

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"The people voted without the knowledge of the terms of Brexit," Blair told the pro-European campaign group Open Britain. Play FacebookTwitterGoogle PlusEmbed Tony Blair: It`s Time for Brexit Opponents to Rise Up 1:20 autoplay autoplay Copy this code to your website or blogLONDON ? Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged people to "rise up" in opposition to the U.K.`s departure from the European Union, in an impassioned speech Friday. Blair scotched rumors of a return to front-line politics last year, sparked by his creation of the Tony Blair Institute, to develop center-ground politics in the U.K. "Related: Brexit Fallout: Prices Rise in U.K.Following Vote to Leave EUBlair led the U.K. from 1997 to 2007, winning three consecutive election victories for the Labour Party. Blair`s address appeared to be an attempt to marshal resistance to Prime Minister Theresa May`s hardline approach to the EU departure, known as Brexit.