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UK starts race to pass tough anti-terrorism laws LONDON, Tuesday (Reuters) Britain's Tony Blair began a bid on Tuesday to speed through parliament new anti-terrorism laws that a member of his own party has called the greatest attack on the nation's liberty in three centuries. Opposition to the plans - under which the government can put foreign and UK suspects under house arrest without trial - could be politically embarrassing for the prime minister just weeks before an expected May election. The legislation has sparked a furious debate over the balance between liberty and security at a time when London says the threat from terrorism warrants "extreme measures". "Let no one be in any doubt that there are terrorists here and abroad who want to attack the UK and its interests," Home Secretary Charles Clarke told parliament on Tuesday. |
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