国际英语资讯:Britain can still remain in EU, says former British PM Blair
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 15-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Blair">Blair</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>(<span word="EU">EU</span>), <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="saga">saga</span>, <span word="Blair">Blair</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Change">Change</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span>.</p><p><span word="Blair">Blair</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="supporter">supporter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>". <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>, <span word="Blair">Blair</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 28-<span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="pressed">pressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span>.</p><p><span word="Blair">Blair</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reversing">reversing</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span>. <span word="Blair">Blair</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="options">options</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reformed">reformed</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="article">article</span>, <span word="Blair">Blair</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="G">G</span>7. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slowest">slowest</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="in">in</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Incomes">Incomes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stagnating">stagnating</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="drip">drip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="worrying">worrying</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Grenfell">Grenfell</span> <span word="Tower">Tower</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> <span word="sums">sums</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="cohesion">cohesion</span>."</p>
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