London - Pop star Bono, a leading figure in the campaign for Third World debt relief, yesterday hailed Britain's decision to write off hundreds of millions of pounds of debt as a "gigantic step" for his campaign.
Bono, lead singer with rock band U2, said an important principle had been established by the British Chancellor, Mr Gordon Brown, who is expected to confirm the debt relief tomorrow. "You can't really over-emphasise what has happened here. It's a gigantic thing for us," Bono told Sky television.
"It [the campaign] is not over, but a principle has been established . . . a principle which will affect the lives of potentially a billion people if we get what we want."