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Pace quickens in review of terrorism laws Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-07-14T143212Z_01_SCH452108_RTRUKOC_0_SECURITY-BRITAIN-LAWS.xml http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-07-14T143212Z_01_SCH452108_RTRUKOC_0_SECURITY-BRITAIN-LAWS.xml Pace quickens in review of anti-terrorism laws Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:32 PM BST Printer Friendly | Email Article | RSS By Katherine Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair will seek backing from political rivals on new anti-terrorist laws the government may decide to speed through after last week's London bombings. Blair will hold discussions in the next few days with opposition parties, Muslim community leaders and security services on the possible need for stricter laws to curb terrorism, his spokesman said on Thursday. "Part of the consensus we are seeking with opposition parties is about the content and pace" of any legislation, the spokesman told reporters on Thursday. "We stand ready to give ... the security services any powers they need." Blair told parliament on Wednesday that the country would move to close its borders to people suspected of preaching religious hatred and deport those already doing so, as part of a four-point plan to tackle extremism. Home Secretary Charles Clarke has also begun an immediate review of powers he already has to exclude people from the country who are inciting terrorism, the spokesman said. The government had planned to bring an anti-terrorism bill before parliament when it reconvenes after a summer recess in October. Parliament breaks for summer on Thursday of next week. That bill was set to focus on those who glorify or condone terrorism and on those engaged in acts preparatory to terrorism. Blair's spokesman said additional measures were being considered beyond those two but he declined to say whether the government was planning to recall parliament during recess. "I think there'll be other aspects as well which perhaps haven't been highlighted to date," he said. The move came after police said they suspected four British Muslims, most of Pakistani origin, blew themselves up on three underground trains and a double-decker bus in London last Thursday, killing at least 52 people. Starting on Monday, Clarke will meet his opposite numbers from the two largest opposition parties to explain a list of government anti-terrorism proposals. Blair will hold talks with opposition party leaders and heads of the Muslim community on Tuesday before chairing a meeting of senior members of intelligence agencies, police and relevant ministers on Thursday. The prime minister will meet opposition leaders again the following week "to try and move forward a cross-party consensus," the spokesman said. George Osborne, of the opposition Conservative Party, said the attacks had created a spirit of political cooperation. "I think we should try and work for an agreement. This doesn't mean we don't reserve the right to disagree with the government when they think they are making mistakes," he said. Clarke will also look at creating a mechanism by which those excluded from other countries are immediately brought to his attention when coming to Britain and he will seek to put conditions on those who have been granted asylum to bar them from inciting terrorism. Britain excluded 14 people from the country in 2004 on the grounds they represented a threat to the public good, the spokesman said. Twelve of those people were excluded on national security grounds. One was a radical Pakistani cleric, he added. The home secretary will also step up efforts to reach agreements with North African countries on deporting people that Britain wants to expel, provided they will not be subjected to torture at home. © Reuters 2005. All Rights Reserved.

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