Rather than putting the euro debate to one side to make way for more pressing concerns, Blair is more focused than ever
It was starting to look like UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's ambition to take Britain into the euro would be derailed by his new duties as person in charge of keeping everyone on board in the global war against terrorism. Instead, he seems more determined than ever to force the issue. 'We should only be part of the single currency if the economic conditions are met,' Blair told the Labour Party's annual conference. 'If met in this parliament, we should have the courage of our argument to ask the British people for their consent' in a referendum. The economic conditions are perceived as t...
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