Blair and former PMs should not act as political ‘figureheads’, says Ed Balls
by Rachel Hall from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZT8X)
Ex-Labour minister tells Hay festival that the involvement of former leaders in the next phase of politics' may not be sensible
Ed Balls has said former prime ministers such as Tony Blair and David Cameron should not attempt to return as figureheads for the next phase of politics".
The former cabinet minister's comments addressed Blair's upcoming Future of Britain conference, which is seen as an attempt to reinvigorate centrist politics in the UK by taking inspiration from the success of La Republique En Marche, the recently created centre-left party that brought Emmanuel Macron to power in France.
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