U.K.: A MOSLEM CAN BE THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE U.K.

Blair: 'Muslim may be PM'

A MUSLIM could one day be Prime Minister, Tony Blair said last night.

Speaking exclusively to The Sun, the PM said: “They said there would never be a woman Prime Minister, but there was. It would depend on how good they were.

“The people would judge who was best for the job.”

The Premier also said he would not mind if any of his children wanted to marry a Muslim, saying: "I would respect it, if that was their decision and they were in love and happy."

Earlier, he delivered a lecture on race and religion in front of an invited audience of community leaders, race chiefs and the media.

He celebrated the contribution made by Britain’s ethnic minorities and praised the wider community’s acceptance of people’s backgrounds.

He said Britain was a haven for all people and praised The Sun’s interview with Arsenal’s French footballer Thierry Henry, in which he claimed Britain was one of the world’s most tolerant countries. Mr Blair said: “I read it. I thought it was excellent. And I think Thierry Henry is a really great bloke, by the way.”

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