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Blair Calls May 5 UK Election as Lead Shrinks
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| Contributor | Bob |
| Last Edited | Bob Apr 05, 2005 10:49am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Apr 05, 2005 10:00am |
| Description | LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair confirmed on Tuesday the worst-kept secret in British politics -- that an election will be held on May 5 -- as polls suggested a real contest for the first time since 1992.
With Iraq weighing heavily on his ratings, Blair put his government's economic credentials at the heart of the campaign.
Confirming the date after visiting Queen Elizabeth in traditional pre-election protocol, Blair vowed to build on eight years of growth to entrench future investment in public services -- which he says his Conservative opponents will slash.
"It's a big choice, it's a big decision. The British people are the boss and they are the ones that will make it," he told reporters outside his Downing Street office.
Blair had delayed the long-expected announcement by a day due to the death at the weekend of Pope John Paul.
Public anger over the Iraq war could slash Blair's parliamentary majority -- five new opinion polls showed his party has lost support to the main opposition Conservatives.
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