British Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair has ordered his ministers to give up their holiday today for a special meeting which may signal he is poised to call a general election for June 7th.
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Mr Tony Blair
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Mr Blair, buoyed by huge opinion poll leads, cut short celebrations for his 48th birthday yesterday to return to Downing Street to finalise election strategy.
Final details of the Labour election manifesto will be decided at today's cabinet meeting and Mr Blair would probably formally announce the June 7th date tomorrow, authoritative sources said.
Mr Blair would then visit Buckingham Palace to dissolve parliament and launch a four-week campaign.
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An aide of Mr Blair said: "Every vote will be fought for."