Politics set aside in drive for ‘unified’ yes vote

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen is expected to meet with Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny and his Labour counterpart Eamon Gilmore tomorrow to discuss co-operation on the Lisbon campaign.

Green leader John Gormley will also attend the meetings, as the Government seeks to avoid the disastrous in-fighting among the yes side that occurred in the first campaign.

Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Labour all support a yes vote, but clashed bitterly in the last campaign over who was making the greater effort and blamed each other when the treaty was defeated.