The negative - even hostile - response of many Labour politicians to Blair's critique of the Government tells you everything you need to know about where today's party stands on the key issues.

The intervention by the former prime minister comes just weeks before a key by-election that could determine Labour’s future.

The party’s most successful former leader and prime minister has issued a scathing indictment of Labour

The negative - even hostile - response of many Labour politicians to Blair's critique of the Government tells you everything you need to know about where today's party stands on…