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| Tony Blair: Ed Miliband will lose 2015 general election | |
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| Tony Blair has written off Ed Miliband’s chances of winning the next election because Labour has failed to persuade the country it is fit to govern, according to a report. | Tony Blair has written off Ed Miliband’s chances of winning the next election because Labour has failed to persuade the country it is fit to govern, according to a report. |
| The former Prime Minister was said to have made the forecast in a private conversation with political allies. | The former Prime Minister was said to have made the forecast in a private conversation with political allies. |
| In the conversation, the Daily Telegraph reported, Mr Blair said that under Mr Miliband the party has failed to develop a “narrative that is about the future of the country”. | In the conversation, the Daily Telegraph reported, Mr Blair said that under Mr Miliband the party has failed to develop a “narrative that is about the future of the country”. |
| The comments were passed on to the paper, it said, by one of the people present when Mr Blair was speaking to them in July. | The comments were passed on to the paper, it said, by one of the people present when Mr Blair was speaking to them in July. |
| “The Conservatives will be the next government because Labour has failed to make a good case for itself. That is what Tony thinks. He does not think that Miliband can beat Cameron,” the source told the paper. | “The Conservatives will be the next government because Labour has failed to make a good case for itself. That is what Tony thinks. He does not think that Miliband can beat Cameron,” the source told the paper. |
| The report increases pressure on Mr Miliband who has faced criticism recently of his performance, especially the failure to enthuse traditional voters. | The report increases pressure on Mr Miliband who has faced criticism recently of his performance, especially the failure to enthuse traditional voters. |
| Losses of support have been felt in Scotland, with the SNP winning over supposedly core voters, while in England there are fears UKIP could damage Labour almost as much as the Conservatives. | Losses of support have been felt in Scotland, with the SNP winning over supposedly core voters, while in England there are fears UKIP could damage Labour almost as much as the Conservatives. |
| Mr Blair’s office moved to deny he had dismissed Mr Miliband’s chances. A spokesman said: “He wants and hopes to see a Labour victory and believes Labour can indeed win and under Ed's leadership.” | Mr Blair’s office moved to deny he had dismissed Mr Miliband’s chances. A spokesman said: “He wants and hopes to see a Labour victory and believes Labour can indeed win and under Ed's leadership.” |