Tony Blair’s change to the Labour constitution in 1995 was seen as key to his New Labour project

Labour has begun the process of reversing Tony Blair’s reform of Clause 4, the totemic section of the party’s constitution.

Mr Blair ditched the old statement of his party’s aims and values, regarded as a commitment to widespread nationalisation, in 1995. The decision was viewed as a significant moment in the party’s history.

Labour’s national executive committee (NEC), controlled by supporters of Jeremy Corbyn, agreed on Tuesday to set up a working group to examine changing the document.

The development comes as a new poll shows that the Liberal Democrats have overtaken Labour after Jo Swinson promised to halt Brexit without a referendum. Today in an interview marking John Humphrys’ last edition of the Today programme Mr Blair predicted that the Liberal Democrats could