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Tony Blair has pledged not to keep holding votes on the draft EU constitution document until he gets a 'yes' vote. The prime minister said he would enter new talks with the other EU members if UK voters rejected a first treaty. He said he would not keep bringing the original document back "with a few amendments" until he gets a yes vote. But there is confusion, with Downing Street denying Mr Blair had ruled out holding a second referendum. Nor would the prime minister's official spokesman say that Mr Blair had not ruled out a second referendum. He said it was difficult to speculate about a 'no' vote. Provided the treaty embodies the essential British positions, we shall agree to it Blair statement in full At-a-glance: Commons debate "We would be going into unknown territory," said the spokesman. "You cannot talk with certainty about what the position would be." His comments come as The Daily Express switched its backing to the Tories as a result of the referendum decision. The Express backed Labour at the 2001 election but says its U-turn on holding the poll is a "final act of betrayal".
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