Get out! Blair declares war on Starmer
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4.1 • 702 Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Former prime minister Sir Tony Blair has launched a blistering attack on Sir Keir Starmer, accusing Labour of drifting into a high-tax, Left-wing “comfort zone” and warning the party has no credible vision for Britain’s future.
Camilla and Jacob Rees-Mogg dissect the former PM's 5,700 word criticism and what it all means for Sir Keir’s increasingly fragile premiership. And could demands for a snap general election become reality if Starmer is forced out?
Plus, is Britain heading for a “Rejoin Renaissance” s new polling suggests voters are warming to closer ties with the European Union?
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Highlights
- Has Tony Blair just finished off Keir Starmer for good?
- Would calls for a snap election become louder if Burnham gets to No 10?
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:05.0 | Tony Blair has come out swinging saying Kirstama has no plan for the country. |
| 0:15.0 | The former PM says we should stop the boats, cut welfare, stop net zero. |
| 0:20.0 | I can barely believe I'm saying this, but could Tony Blair be right? |
| 0:24.6 | He also says we shouldn't rejoin the EU. |
| 0:26.9 | I obviously agree with him. |
| 0:28.3 | And doesn't it say everything about Labour, |
| 0:30.5 | that their most successful leader is now basically a Tory? |
| 0:34.2 | Welcome to The Daily Tea with me, Camilla Tomini. |
| 0:36.7 | And me, Jacob Rees-Mogg. |
| 0:48.9 | Jacob, you're here in the 30-degree heat in a double-breasted suit. How do you cope with heat waves and your wardrobe, can I ask? Well, first of all, we're at the telegraph, aren't we? So it's not 30 degrees. But it is outside? It's 90. Oh, you're in old money, darling. Don't we still stick to English? What is actually, 30, divide by 5 is 6, multiplied by 9 is 54. |
| 1:11.8 | Thank goodness you've done that. |
| 1:12.9 | That's. |
| 1:13.7 | It's 86. |
| 1:14.6 | 86 is fine. |
| 1:16.2 | So you don't ever take off that jacket even when it's blazing outside? |
| 1:20.4 | I did once when I was in the UAE and we had lunch outside and it was over 100. |
| 1:25.1 | I love that. |
| 1:25.9 | The one time Jacob Rees-Mogg took off his jacket. So that's when the mercury hits the hundred. It was over 100. Okay. But you haven't taken your jacket off once during this heat wave? No, certainly not. Why would I? What was it in Mad Dogs and Englishmen? They're the English are a feat. They're quite impervious to heat. You see, I don't know what's more disturbing. |
| 1:44.9 | You walking around in a double-breasted suit in this weather, or me imagining you in a t-shirt and shorts. |
| 1:50.4 | I think this will upset all our listeners and viewers if we come up with such visions. |
| 1:54.7 | Do you ever loosen the tie, just a little? |
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