Tony Blair took a swipe at modern MPs like Ed Miliband for lacking experience outside politics, claiming they should work normal jobs for several years before heading to Westminster.
The former Prime Minister said there was a “general problem” in Western democracies with career politicians who have never worked outside the political sphere.
He insisted that following careers in other areas before taking up politics was vital as it meant the MPs were “better able to see the world”.
Tony Blair was elected to Parliament at the age of thirty. He had worked for a few years as a lawyer.
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