LONDON, April 18 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair Monday denied a French rejection of the European constitution would lead the British referendum to be shelved.
Blair insisted Britain would still hold a referendum even if France rejected the constitution when it voted May 29.
But his position appeared confused as he told reporters: "You can't have a vote on nothing."
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw told ITV Sunday a rejection by France would be put to a meeting of EU heads of state. He said he could not predict what would happen. Asked if the British referendum would go ahead, he said: "It all depends ... I've no idea what is going to happen."
Downing Street sources then told the Guardian: "If there is no constitution on which to hold a referendum, there will be no referendum."
This came in contrast to Blair's insistence just last week that Britain would hold a referendum even if other countries said no.
