Published 20:05 IST, December 18th 2019

Election result 'brought shame on us': Former Labour Party leader Tony Blair

Former Prime Minister of Britain and Labour Party's most successful election winner, Tony Blair urged the Party moderators to 'renew' itself or be 'replaced'.

Reported by: Aanchal Nigam
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Former Prime Minister of Britain and Labour Party's most successful election winner, Tony Blair urged Party moderators to 'renew' itself or be 'replaced'. On December 18, Blair also said that Labour party members should take control back from Jeremy Corbyn who h faced a crushing defeat in snap general elections of December 12 and proved that his 'quasi-revolutionary socialism' h failed and even 'brought shame on us'. 

In face of historic Conservative win, Corbyn called for a period of reflection after leing Labour into worst election result since 1935. Blair, who h also a triumphant of three elections and was UK PM from 1997 to 2007 said that Labour Party's takeover by far left h turned into a 'glorified protest' movement and me it 'utterly incapable' of being a credible government. Labour's British parliament vote share fell by 7.8 per cent points to 32.2 per cent. Corbyn's party candidates were able to bag only 203 seats while re-elected British PM Boris Johnson 's Conservatives won a thumping 365 seats. 

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Blair also said that unless his former party changed its course, it also faced a threat of never coming into power against a dece of Conservative rule. former UK PM also believes that to stand against its main competition, Labour will have to become 'serious, progressive, n-Conservative' power of British politics. Blair t only chided Corbyn for Labour's defeat because his set of ideas failed to attract voters' interests. Blair said that what Labour proposed in recent elections was 'cry of r against system' inste of a 'programme for government' and refore party needs 'self-discipline, t indulgence'. 

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Corbyn says 'I'm sorry'

Corbyn apologised to Labour supporters on December 14 after facing a crushing defeat in general elections of December 12. In his letter to a media outlet, Corbyn said he 'takes full responsibility' of outcome but believes that Labour party has built a new movement over last four years and refore, ir 'time will come'. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives acquired a historic majority in recent polls and clinched 365 seats in British Parliament. Citizens of United Kingdom clearly chose Johnson's Brexit referendum of January 31, 2020, over Corbyn's six-month delay to negotiate ar agreement over Britain's divorce from 27-nation bloc. 

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(With ncy inputs)

19:53 IST, December 18th 2019