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Tony Blair has insisted Theresa May is not "evil" as he revealed he's spoken to the Tory Prime Minister - but refused to say what about.

The Labour ex-PM made a defence of working across party lines despite his arch-Remain views clashing with those of Mrs May.

He told Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Sunday: “You should be able to disagree with someone in politics without considering them either badly motivated, evil or people you want nothing to do with.

"So when I have this complete disagreement with Theresa May over Brexit it doesn't mean to say I think she’s a bad person or badly motivated."

Asked if he had spoken to Mrs May since she took office, he said: "I have spoken to her but not about Brexit."

Asked what they spoke about he said: "I think that should remain between us. But it wasn’t about Brexit."

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It came as the second EU referendum backer warned a no-deal Brexit could be "devastating" for the Northern Ireland peace process and "very, very dangerous for Britain" economically.

Mr Blair also claimed Labour's leadership had not been "robust" enough in tackling anti-Semitism.

He said: "The fact that someone like Luciana Berger - who is a smart, capable, active Member of Parliament doing her best for her constituents - the fact that she should even be subject to a no-confidence motion with this type of allegation swirling around is shameful for the Labour Party."

He backed deputy leader Tom Watson's call for Ms Berger's Liverpool Wavertree constituency Labour party to be suspended - something that Labour general secretary Jennie Formby has rejected.