Ex-Spice Girl in dark about politics

Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is singing the praises of Mr Blair - but readily admits she doesn't know much about politics…

Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is singing the praises of Mr Blair - but readily admits she doesn't know much about politics.

Halliwell starred in a television election broadcast for the ruling Labour Party on Monday - the day her new album went on sale.

"I wouldn't claim to know the ins and outs of the (Labour) manifesto," Halliwell was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail yesterday. Promoting her new album at a London record store, she said her "gut feeling was to believe in someone like Blair.

"I love the way (Labour) believe in health and education. Education is the grassroots upwards," she said.

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"I'm not here to be in the political limelight. I'm not a politician. I don't really know anything about politics."