article_snippet: All we did was bring forward what would have happened anyway.
article_snippet: would we be a stronger better country?
article_snippet: Mr Blair said: 'I would have said to her, I understand why you feel as you feel and why it's difficult. '
article_snippet: her probably wouldn't agree and her might vote for someone else as a result.'
article_snippet: I'm not saying you don't have to deal with it with a real understanding of the anxieties that people have but your job as the leader is to say 'Well, look, this is where I think we should go.'