BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Quickly to Blackpool, England. British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaking to members of the Labor Party. The topic, as expected, Iraq.</s>TONY BLAIR, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: ... sometimes, and, in particular, dealing with a dictator, the only chance of peace is a readiness for war. But we need coalitions not just to deal with evil by force, if necessary, but coalitions for peace, coalitions to tackle poverty and ignorance and disease...</s>PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Well, you've just been hearing the prime minister actually defend his support for President Bush and the campaign against Iraq, although members of his own party are adamantly opposed to it. The public opinion polls showing quite a bit of change in Britain over the last several weeks. There was a motion that was defeated that would have banned any military action against Iraq under any circumstances, but I guess that's now changed by -- from 60 percent to 40 percent.</s>HEMMER: For the White House, though, no greater ally on this issue to date. They have really walked hand in hand. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Blair Says U.N. Future at Stake Over Iraq