Blair backs Miliband as he warns of EU referendum chaos

Former PM's support for Miliband is seen as a double-edged sword - though he might tempt 'soft Tories'

Tony Blair
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Tony Blair enters the election campaign today by attacking David Cameron for offering an in-out referendum on the EU which he claims will plunge Britain into the worst instability since the World War Two - and praising Ed Miliband for "real leadership" on the European issue.

Blair, an ardent pro-European, will accuse Cameron of pandering to Ukip by offering the referendum to shore up the Tory vote. He will say Cameron does not genuinely want to leave Europe as it stands – he is doing it only for short-term political gain.

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