Former Labour leader Tony Blair has urged voters to back candidates from any party which opposes Brexit amid speculation that he will campaign with the Liberal Demcorats at the election.

In an unprecedented 1,200 word statement last night, Mr Blair urged voters to pressure candidates to commit to holding “the Government properly to account in the interests of the country. This should cross party lines”.

Mr Blair, who was Prime Minister for a decade and won three general elections, said: “The political situation the country faces is unprecedented and dangerous.

“We risk a Parliament which is lop-sided in its make-up; which has a big Tory majority - in part delivered not because of the intrinsic merits of Brexit or the Tories themselves but because of the state of Labour; where they will claim a mandate to take us wherever they will; when we desperately need representatives who will at least keep an open mind.

“This requires the electorate in every constituency to know where the candidates stand; and the mobilisation of the thousands in each constituency to make it clear that for them this issue counts when it comes to their vote.”