TONY BLAIR UNDER UMBRELLA AT VICTORIA HOSPITAL

BLA07D:BRITAIN-LABOUR:BLACKPOOL,ENGLAND,30SEP98 - Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair waves from under an umberella as he visits Victoria hospital to mark the construction of a £25 million fifth phase in the development of the hospital in Blackpool, September 30. The government has committed to invest some £8 billion in new buildings, plant and equipment for Britain's hospitals within three years. ps/Photo by Ian Waldie REUTERS