LONDON (AFX) - Prime Minister Tony Blair said he will not bounce Britain into the euro with a "loaded" referendum question if he wins tomorrow's general election.
In an interview with the Birmingham Evening Mail, Blair said the independent Electoral Commission will have a final say on the wording of any referendum question.
He said he could "absolutely" guarantee a fair vote if the government decided to recommend British entry.
"They (the commission) are consulted on it and I can't really imagine the circumstances in which the independent commission said they didn't like the question and the politicians ignored them," Blair said.
He dismissed Conservative claims that Labour has already made plans to rig the question so the only outcome can be a 'yes' vote. "I think it's completely bizarre with a question as simple as 'do you want to join a single currency or not?' - I don't know how many different ways you can say that," Blair said.