Tony Blair Doubts Leadership Credentials Of Leading Candidates In UK Election

A Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, has expressed doubts over the capacities of the aspirants of the two major parties (Labour and Conservative) to lead the country if either of the them wins the forthcoming general elections in December.

He made this known on Monday at a Reuters Newsmaker event.

Blair, who was the Labour party’s flag bearer (1994-2007), said Britain was not doing well and as such, any mistake made would put the country in a bad situation.

“We’re a mess. The buoyancy of the world economy has kept us going up to now, but should that falter, we will be in deep trouble,” he said.

He argued that both major parties were “peddling fantasies”, and that their political plans and programmes will be unfavourable to the British people.

But he predicted that according to opinion polls, Boris Johnson may likely win the election.

The 2019 United Kingdom general election is slated to hold on December 12, 2019. and the Labour party is promoting a socialist government while the Conservatives believe that leaving the European union will turn UK to a strong economy.