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10.00am BST

Tony Blair is now taking questions. There is a live feed of the event here.

9.55am BST

One of the arguments that Boris Johnson makes for leaving the EU by 31 October at the latest is that voters are fed up with the Brexit crisis. They just want the whole thing over, he argues, so that the government can focus on other issues like health and crime. It is an argument that probably resonates with many people.

In his speech on Brexit this morning Tony Blair, the former Labour prime minister, said this was not a good reason for pressing ahead. He said:

It has suited [the Brexiters] to ride a wave of ‘just do it’ emotion, born of public impatience. You’re bored of Brexit. I’m bored of Brexit. We all are. But no serious political leader would suggest that we should take a decision of this magnitude by an effluxion of patience.

Tony Blair: ‘you’re bored of Brexit. I’m bored of Brexit. We all are. But no serious political leader would suggest we should take a decision of this magnitude by an effluxion of patience.’ pic.twitter.com/iHiexUdaLo

Page 2 of Tony Blair speech... pic.twitter.com/apDJrAi38x

Page 3 of the Blair speech...including ‘our government has been taken over by a gang of adventurers. But don’t underestimate the appeal of adventure after a long period of paralysis.’ pic.twitter.com/S1GdNBTeM7

Page 4... pic.twitter.com/XFzIQpFvjY

Page 5 — including the crux of Tony Blair’s argument pic.twitter.com/pz0Xbqj3PA

Page 6 — in which Tony Blair says Labour should oppose a general election until Brexit is ‘resolved.’ pic.twitter.com/mIW2Fmmvr5