Blair discounts talk of Labour landslide

Talk of a Labour landslide at the UK general election is "pie in the sky", the British Prime Minister said today.

Talk of a Labour landslide at the UK general election is "pie in the sky", the British Prime Minister said today.

Accusing the Tories of trying to get people to stay at home on polling day, Labour leader Mr Tony Blair called on party supporters to make sure they register their vote.

Speaking on an IRN Call the Leader radio phone-in, he said: "As for the whole issue of so-called landslides and all the rest of it, I keep saying to people this is all pie in the sky, there's nobody cast a vote in this election yet."

"If people want what I am trying to put forward in terms of economic strength, investment in public services, the measures of fairness to help pensioners and others, come out and support us because every time someone decides either not to vote or to vote Conservative, they are voting for those Conservative policies."

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Mr Blair said he would not slow the election campaign despite positive opinion polls and accused the Tories of trying to encourage voter apathy.

Meanwhile Troy leader Mr William Hague warned today a Labour would marginalise parliament, manipulate the media and seek to suppress all dissent if they have a landslide victory.

He told activists in west London the election "could produce a devastating blow to British democracy".

During a 20 minute speech at the church hall in Fulham, he said: "If Labour win by the landslide which they themselves have predicted and arrogantly taken for granted, they will marginalise parliament, manipulate the media, and seek to suppress all dissent or disagreement with them."

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