NewsPoliticsTony BlairFormer Prime Minister Tony Blair has lashed out at the current Labour leadership, accusing it of having no coherent plan in a brutal 5,700 word essay which sparked a fierce backlash12:54, 27 May 2026Updated 12:56, 27 May 2026Tony Blair has sparked an outcry after a blistering attack on Keir Starmer, accusing him of having no 'coherent plan' to sell to voters.‌Sir Tony came under intense criticism, with a Treasury minister accusing the former Prime Minister of peddling 30-year-old ideas. Sir Tony claimed Labour has an "almost infinite capacity for self delusion" in an extraordinary intervention.‌The three-time election winner took to the airwaves to criticise Mr Starmer's handling of Donald Trump, and urging him to rip up the UK's net zero commitments and get rid of the pensions triple lock.‌The explosive intervention comes as the party fights a tricky by-election in Makerfield, with Andy Burnham aiming to return to Westminster. Sir Tony called on Labour MPs to "force people to say where they stand" before picking a new leader.READ MORE: Tory Blair launches blistering attack on Keir Starmer and warns Labour 'playing with fire'READ MORE: Tony Blair live: Labour bigwigs turn on 'wrong' ex-PM after savage attack on Keir Starmer‌But Government minister Dan Tomlinson hit back after the ex-PM published a 5,700 word essay criticising the state of the modern Labour Party, claiming "things have moved on" since his era.Sir Tony wrote: "The government's principal problem isn't Keir's personality. Or a failure to communicate 'our achievements'. Or a need to assert more strongly Labour's values."It is because we don't have a worked-out, coherent plan for the country in a fast-changing world and are in the wrong political position from which we can devise one and win a second term."Article continues belowThe three-time general election winner called for net zero targets to be scrapped, the triple lock to be reassessed and criticised Mr Starmer's decision not to immediately allow the US to use British bases when Trump asked.But former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell accused Sir Tony of being out of touch with party members, stating: "If you recall, Blair’s attack on Jeremy Corbyn (in 2015) was one of the decisive factors that secured the scale of his victory in the first leadership campaign."And backbencher Ian Byrne, an influential figure on the left of the Labour Party, posted on X: "It’s his brand of politics that’s led us to an utterly broken country. It’s crystal clear Tony Blair does not care about the lives of working class people." He went on: "Time to bow out Tony you have done enough damage."Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌WestminsterLabour PartyDonald TrumpTony BlairPolitics