Politics: Blair joins Dome celebrations

Blair joins Dome celebrations

TONY BLAIR attends the topping-out ceremony for the Millennium Dome today

He will join site workers to mark the completion of the structure within a year of the start of building work. The finishing touches will be made to the roof today.

The dome is claimed to be the largest covered structure in the world. It encompasses 20 acres and has a circumference of one kilometre.

Sponsorship deals for the Dome had now gone beyond pounds 100m, a Millennium Central spokesman said. The target is pounds 150m.