London / Suffolk Coastal, 08/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - British Conservatives have clearly failed in their attempt to place the euro at the heart of the electoral campaign and to beat Tony Blair on this issue. The landslide victory by Labour at the general elections of 7 June was, however, blemished by the record abstention rate (around 41%). Labour keeps its very large majority, with 413 seats (6 less than in 1997), against 164 for the Conservatives, 53 for the Liberal Democrats and 28 for...