Tony Blair has warned that Britain’s opposition Labour Party risks “annihilation” if, as expected, it elects hard-left veteran Jeremy Corbyn as its leader. <br /><br /> Writing In today’s Guardian newspaper, the former Labour prime minister couldn’t be more graphic, declaring: “The party is walking eyes shut, arms outstretched over the cliff’s edge to the jagged rocks below.”<br /><br /> It is Blair’s second intervention in a leadership race that has sent shockwaves through centre-left Labour since its crushing election defeat in May.<br /><br /> Keen to return the party to its socialist roots, Corbyn, 66, was initially viewed as an outsider but he has surged into a commanding lead in the contest.<br /><br /> Labour faces 'annihilation' under #Corbyn, #Blair warns http://t.co/lpVIJD5lx9 pic.twitter.com/h2MnJo8Won— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 13, 2015<br /> <br /><br /> Labour has rejected claims that the vote is being skewed by supporters of other parties registering to take part in order to vote for Corbyn, who looks set for a land
