Ex-U.K. PM Blair on Brexit vote, second referendum
By Bloomberg
07 December 2018 |
5:38 am
Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair discusses the Brexit deal up for a Parliamentary vote on December 11, the prospect of a second Brexit vote, and the divisions in U.K. government.
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