A majority of people polled believe Britain should join the euro at some point, according to a Gallup poll in the Daily Telegraph.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair
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Eleven per cent of respondents believe Britain should "definitely join the euro as soon as possible" and 46 per centagree that "Britain should probably join the euro at some point, but not yet," the paper said.
This compares to 20 per cent who believe joining "is not a good idea and we should not join for many years to come" and 20 per cent who ruled it out forever.
The poll also showed that regardless of their own opinions, 68 per cent of those polled regarded euro entry as inevitable.
The Conservatives have claimed that a referendum on the single currency would be "rigged," but British Prime Minister Tony Blair rejected these allegations on BBC1's ' Question Time Special' last night.
"Surely there can't be that many complicated ways of putting to people, 'Do you want to join the euro or not?'," Mr Blair said.
AFP