Tony Blair’s speech on Labour’s 120th anniversary: “We must redefine what radical means”

The former prime minister warns that “retreating into a narrow part of the left has always ended in defeat”.

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 06: Former Prime Minster Tony Blair speaks at a "Vote for a Final Say" rally about Brexit and the upcoming general election on December 6, 2019 in London, England. Former Prime ministers Tony Blair and John Major were joined by other political figures including Michael Heseltine, David Gauke and others calling to vote against the Conservative party in the upcoming general election. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

I thought hard about taking stock on the Labour Party’s 120th anniversary. It’s not as if my advice is particularly welcome to today’s party. But then it occurred to me that there are only two people born in the last 120 years who have actually won an election for Labour. And alas Harold Wilson is long gone.

As for the other two Labour leaders to have won an election, Ramsay MacDonald was born in 1866 and Clement Attlee in 1883.