Reply #13: U-turn shows Blair's on the run, say Tories [View All]

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By Katherine Baldwin

London - A U-turn by Tony Blair over a referendum on an European Union (EU) charter proves that the prime minister is running scared in the face of a resurgent opposition, his main political foe said.

Blair gives a statement to parliament later on Tuesday on the European Union constitution when he is expected to announce the referendum - a demand lodged by the opposition Conservatives and much of the press but until now fervently rejected by Blair.

"I think this is indeed a government on the run," Conservative Party leader Michael Howard said in an interview late on Monday.

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