Tony Blair: Labour should offer chance of staying in EU if trade deals fall through

Labour should be prepared to offer voters the chance of staying in the European Union if the British Government fails to secure its promised trade deal with the remaining member states, Tony Blair has said.

The former British prime minister said the British Government faced negotiations of "unparalleled complexity" if it was to achieve its stated aim of delivering an agreement that replicates as closely as possible Britain's existing trade arrangements with the EU.