Boris Johnson declares Britain can have a 'great future' outside the EU in a new dig at David Cameron as the PM prepares to face MPs with his Brussels deal

Boris Johnson declares Britain can have a 'great future' outside the EU in a new dig at David Cameron as the PM prepares to face MPs with his Brussels deal
Mayor's new intervention comes hours after he revealed he backed Brexit
Cameron is due to address the Commons on his Brussels deal at 3.30pm
Boris electrified the Out campaign with his Sunday night announcement
He gave the PM just nine minutes notice before making doorstep speech
Boris has joined Michael Gove and other top ministers on Brexit campaign
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Boris Johnson today insisted Britain would have a 'great future' outside the European Union hours after he left David Cameron reeling by backing Brexit.

In a further sign of the energy and excitement the London Mayor will bring to the Leave campaign, Mr Johnson today cycled away from his home surrounded by an enormous pack of photographers.

Mr Johnson insisted he wanted to talk about his final City Hall budget today, warning there would be 'plenty of time' to discuss the EU.

But as the Prime Minister prepares to face down his party and sell his EU deal in Parliament, Mr Johnson repeated his view of a bright future for the UK.

After his statement last night, Mr Johnson was today again met by photographers outside his home. His decision to join Michael Gove, pictured right today, has electrified the Out campaign
He said today: 'There will be plenty of time to talk about Europe and the great future Britain can have outside the European Union in the next few weeks.'
The mayor electrified the Leave campaign last night with his doorstep declaration he was coming out against Mr Cameron.
The Prime Minister was reportedly left 'absolutely furious' with Mr Johnson following his speech, which invoked the glories of the British Empire and the leadership of Winston Churchill to say the country which gave the world parliamentary democracy should not subject itself to ‘legal colonisation’ from the EU.
Mr Cameron will try to get back on the front foot this afternoon with a major Commons statement on the marathon EU summit where he finalised his deal late on Friday night. The Government is also due to publish its report on why Britain should stay in the EU.


In other developments today:
Stanley Johnson, Boris' father, said his son's declaration could be a 'career ending move' if he ends up on the losing side.
The pound was left weakened off the back of the big name endorsements for the Vote Leave campaign over the weekend. City analysts warned over the uncertainty caused by the referendum.
Former foreign secretary William Hague has insisted David Cameron has achieved more than any other Prime Minister and is making the right recommendation to Britain.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon insisted the government would not be broken up by Tory arguments over the European Union
It remains unclear whether Mr Cameron will be joined on the front bench by eurosceptic ministers today.
Within minutes of his Downing Street address to the nation on Saturday morning, six Cabinet ministers had rushed to a Vote Leave campaign rally to start working against him.
The most senior of them, Justice Secretary Michael Gove, was pictured leaving home this morning with his ministerial red box.

Mr Johnson cycled away from his Islington home today to present his final City Hall Budget before his term as London Mayor ends in May
And Defence Secretary Michael Fallon today insisted the business of government would continue despite Tory splits on Europe.
Stanley Johnson today insisted his son was not positioning himself for career purposes.
He told the BBC it was hard to think of 'any more career-ending move' than opposing the Prime Minister.
He said: 'If he wanted to get a nice job in the cabinet... this is certainly not the way to do it.'
Mr Cameron was backed by his close ally William Hague today.
Mr Hague, who as Tory leader in 2001 ran a general election campaign founded on euroscepticism, said Mr Cameron had beaten the EU at its own game.
In a Telegraph column, he said: 'He came back with the European Union less powerful over the affairs of the UK than when he arrived, and left it with considerably weaker prospects of increasing its power in the future.
'For decades his predecessors have fought rearguard actions against new powers and rights for the EU.
'He is the first to have turned the pressure the other way around.
'Coming on top of his unique achievement of securing an actual reduction in the EU's budget, this entitles him to rather more praise than he often receives.'

Boris Johnson explains why he is backing Brexit for the UK

Boris Johnson explains why he is backing Brexit for the UK

Boris Johnson declares Britain can have a 'great future' outside the EU in a new dig at David Cameron as the PM prepares to face MPs with his Brussels dealMayor's new intervention comes hours after he revealed he backed BrexitCameron is due to address the Commons on his Brussels deal at 3.30pmBoris electrified the Out campaign with his Sunday night announcementHe gave the PM just nine minutes notice before making doorstep speech Boris has joined Michael Gove and other top ministers on Brexit campaign http://dollars-vedioonline.blogspot.com/2016/02/boris-johnson-declares-britain-can-have.html

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Mr Johnson made his declaration outside his home last night finally ending months of speculation about which side of the battle he would come down on
Mr Fallon said the declaration of Mr Johnson was not a huge blow to Mr Cameron's campaign.
He told the BBC: 'Well obviously he would have liked more support from Boris but he's taken his individual view.
'But it is up to each individual citizen to make their view now.'
Mr Fallon insisted that it would not lead to the break-up of the Government or the Conservative Party.
He said: 'Even those who wanted to leave made it absolutely clear [at the Cabinet] that we are going to come together again because there is work to be done.
'If you look back at the 1975 referendum, the then Wilson government came back after the referendum. The party stayed right through that parliament.
'The PM to his credit is allowing members of his Cabinet to dissent. He's allowing Tory MPs to express different views.'
Lord Lawson, who is chairing the Vote Leave campaign, today said the referendum would be a 'British declaration of independence'.
Speaking to the BBC, he insisted there was no reason new trade deals could not be negotiated 'pretty swiftly'.
SOUND-BITE DAVE: VOTERS WARNED FOR AVALANCHE OF KEY SLOGANS FROM PM

Voters have been warned to expect a four month campaign of soundbites as David Cameron repeatedly uses a handful of key phrases to try and convince people the country would be less safe if we left the EU.
In the 48 hours after being handed his renegotiation deal in Brussels, the former PR man deployed the carefully crafted soundbites over and over again as he hit the airwaves to set out his referendum stall.
During a 20-minute interview on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show today the Prime Minister three times warned that a vote to leave would be a 'leap in the dark'.
Mr Cameron also used the phrase, which is expected to be a cornerstone of the In campaign that has been nicknamed 'Project Fear', in a speech in Brussels on Friday night and again the next morning in Downing Street as he announced the date of the referendum.
In the three appearances, which were all televised, Mr Cameron used the slogan 'safer, stronger, better off', nine times – including twice in the address outside Number 10 that lasted only four minutes.
He separately used the words 'safe' and 'safer' another eleven times.
Despite failing to secure the curbs to migrant benefits promised at the election in the Tory manifesto, Mr Cameron repeated the expression 'something for nothing' six times as he attempted to sell the changes he did get that will stop newcomers being able to claim tax credits from day one.
Mr Cameron also delivered the catchphrase 'the best of both worlds' six times and 'strength in numbers' three times.
During the last parliament in the run up to last year's election, Mr Cameron deployed the phrase 'long-term economic plan' so many times it became a standing joke in Westminster.
By repeating his referendum soundbites ad nauseum, Mr Cameron is no doubt hoping to get the messages lodged in the public's consciousness in the run up to the vote on 23 June.
It is thought the short sharp messaging will have been tested in focus groups.
HOW BoJo'S VIEWS HAVE VEERED LIKE A SHOPPING TROLLEY
Boris Johnson’s backing for Brexit comes after months and years of indecision, prevarication and fence-sitting.
As recently as last week, he was telling friends he was ‘veering all over the place like a shopping trolley’.
Here, in Boris’s own words, we reveal how he has kept on changing his mind.

IN
‘Look, I’m actually rather pro-European, actually. I certainly want a European community where one can go and scoff croissants, drink delicious coffee, learn foreign languages and generally make love to foreign women.’
January 1997
‘We can’t leave Europe. We’re part of the European Continent. What is the English Channel? It’s a primeval river that got slightly too big … We’re always going to be a part of Europe psychologically.’
August 2015, Der Spiegel
‘We want, in an ideal world, to stay in a reformed European Union but I think the price of getting out is lower than it’s ever been. It’s better for us to stay in, but to stay in a reformed EU. That’s where I am.’
October 2015, BBC interview, Japan
‘The trouble is I’m not an “outer”.’ What he reportedly told eurosceptics trying to persuade him to lead the Leave campaign
January 2016
‘I’ve never been an Outer’. Boris to Eurosceptic Tory MP Bernard Jenkin after he was taunted in the House of Commons.
February 3, 2016

OUT
‘No matter how deep public anger, how many fishermen’s wives chain themselves to the railings in Downing Street, or how many trawlers tie up alongside the terrace of the House of Commons, the Government will not do it. That will not be the outcome of this debate. The objection is legal.
‘As long as Britain remains a signatory of the EU Treaty, it cannot unilaterally abjure one part of it without abjuring the whole.’
On fisheries policy. January 1995
‘I went there [Brussels] a pretty starry-eyed idealist. I came out a pretty vinegary sceptic.’ On his time as a journalist in Brussels.
May 2001
‘In the next couple of years we are entitled to pose the question, “What is the point of the EU?”.’
December 2013, Daily Telegraph
‘We have nothing to be afraid of in going for an alternative future...I’m sure there is a great and glorious future for Britain as an open, outward looking economy that has great trading relations with Europe, but that starts to think about the rest of the world where you are seeing huge growth. People should not be paranoid and scared about that option.’
August 2014, LBC Radio phone-in
‘It should be up to this Parliament and this country – not Jean-Claude Juncker – to decide if too many people are coming here. It is not that we object to immigration in itself ... It is about who decides; it is about who is ultimately responsible; it is about control.’
Speech to Tory conference, October 2015

Boris Johnson's decision to back a EU exit sends pound towards 11-month low

Boris Johnson's decision to back a Brexit sends pound tumbling towards 11-month low as PM's EU deal also 'troubles' investors
Pound slides downwards as trading opens after Johnson's Brexit backing
UK currency falls against dollar, euro and yen because of Boris' popularity
Experts admit chances of EU exit causes uncertainty - as has PM's deal
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Boris Johnson's decision to defy David Cameron and back a Brexit caused the pound to fall off a cliff this morning.

Britain's currency slid to its lowest level for almost a year after the Mayor of London's decision to side with the Out campaign.

Experts believe that Mr Johnson's decision to back an EU exit yesterday is not only a major blow to David Cameron's campaign - it has also led to uncertainty in the financial markets.

Scramble: The Mayor of London cycles through a crowd of journalists outside his London today as experts say his decision not to join the In campaign is troubling the markets
Traders began selling off the pound when the markets opened this morning and the pound instantly dropped by 1.5 per cent - from $1.44 to the pound on Friday to just $1.419 today.
If maintained, that would mark its biggest one-day fall in 11 months.
Alvin Tan, a strategist with French bank Societe Generale in London said: 'The out camp were struggling to get a figurehead who was popular and Boris has given them that boost,' said Alvin Tan, a strategist with French bank Societe Generale in London.
'I think there is genuine worry that Britain might vote to leave and the uncertainty is going to rise into the referendum.'
Sterling also fell sharply against euro, losing around one per cent to 78.08 pence per euro.
The pound also dipped below 160 yen for the first time in more than two years.


Currency markets were digesting the EU reform package secured by Prime Minister David Cameron ahead of an In/Out referendum on June 23.

Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK, said the forthcoming EU referendum was adding to the many concerns 'troubling' investors, which included the impact of an economic slowdown in China.

Karl Goody, from Shaw and Partners in Sydney, told Bloomberg News: 'People are looking at the sell-off this year and saying: enough is enough, there's been enough pain now'.

Chris Weston of City firm IG said: 'BoJo (Boris Johnson) showing his hand does throw a spanner in the works, but the odds of a 'Brexit' are still around 35 per cent'.

Row: Boris Johnson (right) informed David Cameron (left) that he was making the announcement by text just nine minutes before
Mr Johnson announced on Sunday that he would back the Out campaign, stating that the EU was fuelling political disengagement by voters and driving the rise of extremist parties.
He added that if the forthcoming referendum delivered a vote to remain in, Britain faced a further erosion of democracy.
Mr Johnson's support for Brexit was seen as a blow to the Prime Minister.
But Mr Cameron has been boosted by reports that bosses of around half of Britain's 100 biggest companies are preparing to back his campaign to keep the country in the European Union.
The chairmen and chief executives of around 50 FTSE companies are prepared to sign a letter in support of the Prime Minister's renegotiation package, the Financial Times reported.
Supporters are said to include senior figures from Shell, BAE Systems, BT and Rio Tinto.
A draft of the letter, which is due to be published on Tuesday, states: 'Following the Prime Minister's renegotiation, we believe that Britain is better off staying in a reformed EU.'

At least 144 Conservative MPs will defy Cameron and vote to leave EU including his candidate for London mayor Zac Goldsmith

At least 144 Conservative MPs will defy Cameron and vote to leave EU including his candidate for London mayor Zac Goldsmith
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Survey suggests 144 out of 330 Tory MPs will defy David Cameron on EU
Will join six rebel Cabinet Ministers in voting in referendum for UK to leave
London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith is latest Tory to join Brexit side
Six Cabinet Ministers John Whittingdale, Theresa Villiers, Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Iain Duncan Smith and Priti Patel will campaign to leave EU



Just under 150 Tory MPs will defy David Cameron and vote for Britain to leave the EU, a new survey has suggested.
It came as London mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith became the latest Conservative to join six rebel Cabinet Ministers in campaigning for an EU exit.
Mr Goldsmith appeared to be leaning towards a voting for a 'Brexit' when earlier this month he labelled the Prime Minister's draft deal on EU reforms as 'not very impressive'.
At the time he said he was holding back his final verdict out of 'courtesy' to Mr Cameron but last night announced: 'My vote will be to leave.'
Meanwhile, a survey carried out by The Sunday Times revealed that at least 144 of the 330 Tory MPs oppose David Cameron's EU deal and will vote for the UK to leave.
Fifteen other ministers and whips said they wanted to leave, in addition to the six Cabinet Ministers, as well as 22 parliamentary private secretaries and 101 backbenchers.
The total number is far higher than predicted.
Today, justice minister Dominic Raab also revealed he is backing the Brexit campaign.
Writing in The Sunday Times, he said: 'The argument for staying in is based on a fear of standing on our own two feet.
'The case for a new relationship, outside, is built on the opportunities of being masters of our own destiny.'
Mr Raab is to join members of the Fresh Start group of Conservative MPs, including George Eustice and Andrea Leadsom, at a meeting in Westminster today.
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At least 30 MPs are expected to launch a new project to draw up plans for the UK outside of the EU.
Rebel Cabinet Ministers who want Britain to quit the EU have been warned of the risk it will trigger an economic disaster – and told they are playing into the hands of Vladimir Putin.
The claims were delivered yesterday at the first Cabinet meeting to be held on a Saturday for more than 50 years.
One by one, the six rebel Ministers who plan to defy David Cameron by campaigning for the UK to leave the EU told him to his face why his new, hard-fought deal with other member states was not good enough.

One by one, the six rebel Ministers who plan to defy David Cameron by campaigning for the UK to leave the EU, including Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Priti Patel and Iain Duncan Smith (l-r) told him to his face why his new, hard-fought deal with other member states was not good enough
They pledged they would not demand his resignation as Prime Minister if he loses – but rejected his last-minute plea to change their minds and support him.
However, they faced a backlash from Cabinet loyalists who rallied behind the Prime Minister.
Chancellor George Osborne painted a picture of doom and gloom in the wake of any ‘Brexit’.
‘We should bear in mind that the Governor of the Bank of England has said there will be a period of economic turmoil if we leave the EU,’ Mr Osborne said. ‘Sterling is at a low point right now and there will be economic shocks if we leave.’
He was backed by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, a one-time critic of Brussels, who banished rumours that he could join the rebels. Leaving the EU would put Britain’s security at risk, he said, adding provocatively: ‘There are no prizes for guessing which way Putin wants us to vote.’

Some experts say the Russian president is hoping Britain will leave the EU, prompting a collapse in the union that would make it easier for him to pursue his expansionist policies.
After Mr Cameron defended the deal he achieved in Brussels, he appealed to all Ministers to avoid personal attacks in the debate.
Then Justice Secretary Michael Gove led the way for the rebels. He told Mr Cameron: ‘It gives me no pleasure to say that I intend to vote to leave the EU – and I do it with a heavy heart.’ He praised Mr Cameron for doing a ‘brilliant job’ as PM and for calling the referendum, and said it was vital ‘we all stay together when it is over’.
However, Mr Gove continued: ‘The critical issue for me is that the EU has fundamentally changed in recent years; it is set on a particular course and it is not going to change. Ministers have lost so many powers. We cannot ignore it any longer.’
Commons Leader Chris Grayling told Mr Cameron: ‘Any suggestion that what we doing is critical of you or that your position is in doubt depending on the result of the referendum is totally wrong. We will all support you regardless – you will be Prime Minister come what may.’
The comments were greeted with ‘hear, hears’ around the table.
Veteran anti-EU campaigner Iain Duncan Smith started apologetically: ‘When I was leader I did my best to avoid banging on about Europe. Now I’m not leader I find I will be doing exactly that. I have not always been a “leaver” – but the EU has gone too far. I regret having to make this decision but the country requires it. We have to be unshackled and build relationships with other countries, not just Europe.’
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, a former aide to Margaret Thatcher, called for Britain to ‘recover the powers we have lost’.
Employment Minister Priti Patel said: ‘My experience in business is that organisations are only successful and efficient when they are accountable and flexible – and the EU is neither.’ And Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers added: ‘I made my mind up a long time ago: we must leave the EU.’
Mr Cameron ended with an emotional plea for unity: ‘We should have a good debate but it must be conducted on good terms. We need to remember we are all still members of a Conservative Government. This is my team and it is a team I love.’

Chris Grayling announces cross-party campaign to leave EU

Chris Grayling announces cross-party campaign to leave EU

At least 144 Conservative MPs will defy Cameron and vote to leave EU including his candidate for London mayor Zac Goldsmith http://dollars-vedioonline.blogspot.com/2016/02/at-least-144-conservative-mps-will-defy.htmlSurvey suggests 144 out of 330 Tory MPs will defy David Cameron on EUWill join six rebel Cabinet Ministers in voting in referendum for UK to leaveLondon mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith is latest Tory to join Brexit sideSix Cabinet Ministers John Whittingdale, Theresa Villiers, Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Iain Duncan Smith and Priti Patel will campaign to leave EU

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Chancellor George Osborne (left) painted a picture of doom and gloom in the wake of any 'Brexit'. He was backed by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon (right), a one-time critic of Brussels, who banished rumours that he could join the rebels
AT 12.23 PM SAYS 'I'M IN', BUT AT 13.05 GANG OF SIX USE BANNER TO PARADE THEIR DEFIANCE

John Whittingdale, Theresa Villiers, Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Iain Duncan Smith and Priti Patel (left to right) attend the launch of the Vote Leave campaign
As soon as yesterday’s special Cabinet meeting had concluded, Michael Gove slipped out of the back entrance of Downing Street and headed for a rendezvous with the other five ‘Outers’. At the headquarters of the Vote Leave group, based in a tower block on the south bank of the Thames, the Justice Secretary posed with his fellow ‘freedom fighters’ – as they have been dubbed by admirers – as they clutched a signed campaign banner. They are:
1) JOHN WHITTINGDALE
The Culture Secretary is the last authentic Thatcherite in the Cabinet: in the 1980s he worked as her private secretary and has remained loyal to her ideology – including her Euroscepticism – since. An unlikely-seeming Meatloaf fan, Whittingdale was a tenacious chairman of the Commons Media Committee, where he subjected figures such as Rupert Murdoch to forensic interrogation. He is said to be thoroughly enjoying his portfolio, which includes a root-and-branch review of the BBC’s funding.
2) THERESA VILLIERS
The Northern Ireland Secretary is a Major’s daughter who is descended from Edward I. Along with Chris Grayling, the Commons Leader, she is understood to have spent the past six months agonising over whether to leave the Cabinet to campaign for an ‘Out’ vote. However, after a chat with Mr Cameron before Christmas, she was reassured she would be allowed to campaign from within the Cabinet – sparing the PM an awkward reshuffle. Her stance has caused controversy in Northern Ireland, with local politicians claiming an EU exit could stoke sectarian tensions.
3) MICHAEL GOVE
The Justice Secretary is the star name out of the six – and the one with the closest personal relationship to the Prime Minister. An ex-Times newspaper executive and author, who has been friends with Mr Cameron for more than a decade, he was part of the ‘kitchen cabinet’ who encouraged him to run for the Tory leadership. Throughout his Cabinet career, Gove has been Mr Cameron’s first choice to help him prepare for the weekly ordeal of PMQs, amusing No 10 staffers with his razor-sharp rejoinders in practice sessions.
Gove was a controversial reforming Education Secretary until moved to the Whips’ Office after private party polling suggested he was an electoral liability.
The move caused a ‘wobble’ in his and Mr Cameron’s friendship.

Mr Gove said he had wrestled with his conscience before announcing he would back Out but later posed with Vote Leave activists having deciding to make the leap away from his old friend Mr Cameron
4) CHRIS GRAYLING
Mr Gove’s predecessor as Justice Secretary, Chris Grayling is a long-term Eurosceptic. The Manchester United fanatic was deployed by the Tories as an energetic ‘attack dog’ during their long period in Opposition, harrying Labour – including the Blairs – over their personal business affairs. The 6ft 5in Leader of the House has a cool relationship with Gove, who has reversed many of his justice reforms.
5) IAIN DUNCAN SMITH
Few people were surprised by Iain Duncan Smith’s decision to back the Out campaign: the Work and Pensions Secretary has been a long-standing critic of the EU and supporter of tighter immigration controls. The former Scots Guards officer’s undistinguished period as Tory leader between 2001 and 2003 is remembered largely for the conference speech he gave in which he portrayed himself as ‘a quiet man’ who was ‘turning up the volume’. Duncan Smith has since rebuilt his reputation by becoming a crusading campaigner for social reform, which prompted David Cameron to put him in charge of the Government’s welfare shake-up.
6) PRITI PATEL
Priti Patel, who answers to Mr Duncan Smith as Employment Minister, is regarded by the former Tory leader’s team as the up-and-coming poster girl for Cabinet Eurosceptics. As the daughter of Ugandan immigrants who came to this country in the 1970s to seek sanctuary from Idi Amin, she says that the welcome they received here has instilled in her a fierce British patriotism. Patel, whose political heroine is Margaret Thatcher, started out in her Westminster career working for Sir James Goldsmith’s Eurosceptic Referendum Party in the 1990s, and sees her current stance as being consistent with her long-term political beliefs.

Cameron says Cabinet will strongly recommend staying in EU

Cameron says Cabinet will strongly recommend staying in EU

At least 144 Conservative MPs will defy Cameron and vote to leave EU including his candidate for London mayor Zac Goldsmith http://dollars-vedioonline.blogspot.com/2016/02/at-least-144-conservative-mps-will-defy.htmlSurvey suggests 144 out of 330 Tory MPs will defy David Cameron on EUWill join six rebel Cabinet Ministers in voting in referendum for UK to leaveLondon mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith is latest Tory to join Brexit sideSix Cabinet Ministers John Whittingdale, Theresa Villiers, Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Iain Duncan Smith and Priti Patel will campaign to leave EU

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Tony Blair insists the migration of two MILLION EU workers to Britain has been GOOD for the UK

Tony Blair insists the migration of two MILLION EU workers to Britain has been GOOD for the UK
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Former PM tells Italian newspaper his passion for Europe is undimmed
Blair insists 'only by joining together' can EU nations defend themselves
Latest intervention comes as David Cameron finalises his deal with the EU

Tony Blair today insisted economic migration was good for Britain as employment data showed two million EU workers have jobs in the UK.
The former prime minister intervened on the European debate in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
Mr Blair's remarks come as David Cameron battles to finish his renegotiation ahead of a referendum on Britain's membership of the EU - which Mr Blair said he was against.
In a translation of the interview, Mr Blair insisted the 'interest' of the UK staying in the EU should be 'evident to all'.
Employment data out today showed the number of EU workers with jobs in Britain grew by 200,000 in 2015 and now stands at 2.1 million.
Mr Blair said: 'There are three types of immigration.
'The economic one (it) is shown that is good, with appropriate rules, it has been seen in the US, as in Britain.
'Then, one of the refugees: Europe must open the door, for moral reasons, to those who flee from persecution.
'But we have to check the third type of immigration: that among those who flee do not hide extremists.'
Mr Blair said it would be 'unreasonable' for Britain to stand alone in the world when there were giant nations such as China, India and the United States.
He said: 'From the economy to security: only by being together we can defend ourselves.'
The former Labour leader repeated his belief that there were some areas for Europe to integrate further.


He said: 'There are fields in which integration would be more advantageous, from security to energy, others in which diversity is celebrated.
'However, instead of continuing an endless discussion about the type of institutions to give to the EU, sometimes an excuse for inaction, we must ask ourselves what we really want from Europe.
'And strive to give Europe greater economic growth, less unemployment and more innovation.'
Mr Blair's intervention comes as the Prime Minister was warned he will get nothing else from EU leaders as France digs in over City regulation and Eastern Europe rebels over migrant benefits.
The Prime Minister will travel back to Brussels tomorrow for a crucial summit he hopes will allow him to formally call the referendum as soon as Friday night.
But ahead of what could be all-night talks, Mr Cameron will be forced to defend his draft deal on several fronts.
EU Council president Donald Tusk has warned the leaders will have to 'walk an extra mile' to conclude the deal, while Polish Europe Minister Konrad Szymanski warned 'unless something changes we are in for a very long night'.

David Cameron, pictured in Brussels yesterday, is due back at talks on Britain's membership of the EU tomorrow as he hopes to conclude a deal
An English breakfast - which could become a brunch - has been planned in Brussels for Friday morning where the deal could be finalised.
Mr Cameron was said to be 'stressed' at yesterday's meetings in the European Parliament.
But following the latest talks, a new version of the agreement will emerge later today as behind the scenes discussions continue furiously until the EU leaders formally sit down tomorrow afternoon.
A review of every country's negotiating position, published in The Telegraph, have revealed Mr Cameron's last minute visit to Paris on Monday night has failed to resolve French issues.
It makes clear Mr Cameron can expect no additions to his agreement.
Francois Hollande has set out a series of red lines, including a bar on any veto of non-eurozone countries over the euro members.
Concessions to Britain must not 'affect the operation of the euro area', France has insisted.
A block of eastern European nations have raised a series of objections to the draft deal on migrants.
Czech Europe minister Tomas Prouza yesterday insisted changes must only apply to new migrants.
He said the deal must mean 'people already in the UK can play according to the existing rules'.
Sources told The Times some MEPs could be like 'monkeys with guns' when they get their hands on the deal - which will not happen until after the referendum.
Hungarian MEP Gyorgy Schopflin later told the BBC: 'I do like the idea of myself being a monkey with a gun.'
Even close allies such as Denmark, which is supportive of the deal, is eager to ensure the 'emergency brake' on migrant benefits is not picked up by other member states.

Tony Blair defends special relationship with Colonel Gaddafi

Tony Blair defends special relationship with Colonel Gaddafi

http://dollars-vedioonline.blogspot.com/2016/02/tony-blair-insists-migration-of-two.htmlFormer PM tells Italian newspaper his passion for Europe is undimmed Blair insists 'only by joining together' can EU nations defend themselvesLatest intervention comes as David Cameron finalises his deal with the EU

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The European Parliament can change David Cameron's EU deal AFTER Britain has its historic referendum on whether to stay In

The European Parliament can change David Cameron's EU deal AFTER Britain has its historic referendum on whether to stay In
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MEPs will vote on legislation for the deal but NOT before UK's referendum
The PM will try and finalise his deal with EU leaders at a summit this week
Expected to trigger a June referendum but MEPs will not vote until after
Any agreement will be binding on EU leaders but not the EU's parliament

The European Parliament could modify David Cameron's deal with the EU after Britain has voted on whether to stay in, it emerged today.
Downing Street insisted the agreement, which the Prime Minister is trying to finalise this week, would be 'legally binding' and 'lodged at the United Nations'.
But while the leaders of all 28 EU member states will have to sign up to the agreement before it is finished the European Parliament will still have to pass legislation to enact it - and MEPs will not be party to any legally binding deal.
The European Parliament will be asked to pass EU laws on the so-called 'emergency brake' on migrant benefits and reforms to how child benefit is paid to migrant workers.
It was made clear today the legislation will not be put to MEPs until after Britain's referendum - expected in June.
The potential roadblock to Mr Cameron's deal comes from the so-called 'co-decision' powers that hand the 751 MEPs veto powers over certain laws.
Mr Cameron is due to meet parliament president Martin Shulz in Brussels tomorrow as well as the leaders of two party groupings in the parliament.
But Ukip leader Nigel Farage, who claimed he had been due to meet the PM in Brussels, said Mr Cameron had 'run away
Mr Cameron's official spokeswoman said today: 'What we have seen from a number of senior MEPs in the last few weeks, in particular since the draft decision was published by the European Council, is comment from MEPs saying they want to work with us on these areas.


'The facts are that in a number of areas such as those relating to social security and welfare spending you need the European Parliament involved in it.'
She added: 'Subsequent to the legally binding decision, which is a matter for heads of state and government, there are a number of proposals within it that will then be subject to the usual EU decision making procedures.
'Yes, the Prime Minister will clearly be looking for the European Parliament to make clear they will work with the UK to deliver on the solutions that are being discussed.

'But do they need to ratify the draft decision... it's a decision for the heads of government.'
Pressed on the timetable for finalising the reforms, the spokeswoman continued: 'There is a proposal on the table that will allow us to cut in work benefits to EU migrants.
'What we will be working on for this week is for all the European member states to sign up to that so that process can then be taken forward following a referendum depending on the decision of the British people.'

The European Commission will be responsible for bringing forward a regulation to implement the deal.
This regulation will then be debated and voted on by MEPs.
The reason MEPs vote after Britain's referendum is because the deal being negotiated by David Cameron will not come into force unless Britain votes to remain a member of the EU.
Mr Cameron's spokeswoman said: 'We will be looking for all countries in the European Parliament to deliver on that following the choice of the British people.'
She added: 'The legally binding decision will take force in international law, it makes very clear the commitment of all parties to deliver on those commitments and indeed to do so swiftly.'
The spokeswoman insisted we 'should not get into hypotheticals' adding senior MEPs had made clear they wanted to 'work with the UK to deliver on these reforms'.
WHY MEPS WILL GET A SAY ON BRITAIN'S DEAL: THE 'CODECISION' PROCEDURE DESIGNED TO MAKE THE EU MORE DEMOCRATIC

MEPs will debate and vote on aspects of Britain's deal with the EU as part of the normal legislative workings of the EU.
But crucially, because of the way Brussels works this will not happen until after Britain has held its referendum.
The agreement David Cameron hopes to strike will not become officially live until after Britain has voted to stay in. This is the trigger for implementing the agreement.
It means the 751-member European Parliament, pictured above, will get a say over the welfare aspects of the deal - the crucial components relating to the 'emergency brake' on migrant benefits and reforms to how child benefit works.
They are at the core of what is likely to be the deal Mr Cameron presents to the country next week as his recommendation Britain stays In the EU.
But unless they are carried by a vote of MEPs in what is known as the 'co-decision' or 'ordinary legislative procedure' they will not be adopted.
This requires both the European Council - made up of national government leaders - and the European Parliament to agree a decision.
Number 10 insisted today they has received assurances from senior MEPs about the passage of the new laws, adding the national governments of all member states will be signed up.

EU draws «Last Call» the parties to the conflict in Libya to accept dialogue

EU face what he considered the "last call" for all parties to the conflict in Libya to accept dialogue as a solution to the conflict.

The mouthpiece of the High Representative and Security Policy of the European Union Catherine saw, in a press statement published in Tripoli today ahead of the second round of dialogue between the Libyan parties starting in Ghadames, sponsored by Bernardino Leon next Tuesday, that the European Union once again urges all parties urgently to start dialogue .

Confirmed Catherine saw, all parties need to come together with Bernardino Leon important at this critical stage, and to refrain from any form of violence that would torpedo efforts to reach a settlement.

A source in the European Council has said for the "middle gate" that all communications made in the Belgian capital for the past few days, with the participation Bernardino Leon.

Confirmed that the tour of Ghadames 2 dialogue as a last chance for the remaining front of the Libyan parties to extract a settlement under international auspices be solid and viable

Austerity coming to America

Austerity coming to America


The 2009 stimulus plan was supposed to get the US economy back on track, however almost one year after Congress passed the Recovery Act the US is still struggling to get its finances back on track. While Wall Street is back to normal, everyday Americans are seeing high numbers of unemployment and home foreclosures. As the stimulus fails, could the US see European style austerity measures?

EU Court Says No Such Thing As "Pure Chocolate"

EU Court Says No Such Thing As "Pure Chocolate"


An EU court has voided an Italian law which permits the label "pure chocolate." An EU spokesman says the ruling creates a fair balance between Europe's chocolate cultures. (Nov. 25)

NO NO NATO

NO NO NATO


As leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization met in Lisbon, thousands met in the streets for protest of their policies and very existence. The root of many activists' complaints, from the war in Afghanistan to tactical nuclear weapons in Europe, boil down to US policies

EU Ministers Back Ireland Bailout

EU Ministers Back Ireland Bailout


European diplomats Monday applauded Ireland's decision to accept a loan to prop up its ailing banks. But the Irish finance minister warned the country's banks will need to be pruned, merged or sold. (Nov. 22)

China's economy will overtake US in two years

China's economy will overtake US in two years


Just ahead of the G20 summit, there is a new report which came out recently stating the United States' economy will be overtaken by China in the next two years. Should the American people be worried about their livelihoods? Economist Max Fraad Wolff says Americans should take a look at their clothes and see where they are made from, that should give people an idea of what is happening

EU pessimism vs. US optimism

EU pessimism vs. US optimism


Most Americans are optimistic for a financial turnaround and expect the US economy to rebound. However, England and the European Union aren't convinced and remain pessimistic about a recovery. Michel Chossudovsky from the Center for Research on Globalization says that most Europe countries are functional welfare states. They have public healthcare, pension funds as opposed to the US that does not and most of the services are privatized.

'... and I smoke a lot of pot!'

'... and I smoke a lot of pot!'


While millions of Europeans are out on the streets fighting for their rights, youngsters in the US are sitting on the couches smoking weed?

US economy: Don't be optimistic

US economy: Don't be optimistic


Across much of Europe there is skepticism and panic about the economy ever turning around, however in the United States people seem to be optimistic. Why is there such pessimism in Europe but not the US? Are Americans out of touch with reality? Economist Max Fraad Wolff from The New School says Americans have a weak safety net when it comes to employment, if you lose your job there are no federal benefits that are available in Europe.

US unions losing fight

US unions losing fight

All over the world, labor unions fight continued battles for the common good and the working class. This used to be the case in the US, however more recently many United States unions have become an extension of the Democratic Party. Is this continued relationship between unions and Democrats going weaken their strength?