European poll results cannot be ignored – Blair

LONDON: Former British prime minister Tony Blair was on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) to call for a shake-up of the European Union following the dramatic gains made by eurosceptic parties in last week’s EU-wide elections.

In a speech to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Blair was to call the victories of the UK Independence Party and the National Front in France a “wake-up call,” according to extracts published in The Times.