1:22pm UK, Wednesday July 13, 2005

Stronger immigration laws targeting extremists who incite terror in Britain are to be debated by senior MPs.

Tony Blair said keeping out "twisted" elements peddling an "evil ideology" and deporting those already here was a top priority.

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Blair to open talks with MPs

He told MPs that ministers and members of other parties would start discussing the proposals within weeks.

The move addresses concern at the apparent ease with which some extremist religious preachers can propagate hate-filled views of Britain inside the country.

The Prime Minister was speaking as evidence grew that the four explosions in London were carried out by British-born, Muslim suicide bombers.

He said weeding out such people within Muslim communities was just as important as stepping up security.

He said: "I think we all know security measures alone are not going to win this."

To that end the Government would immediately start discussions with moderate Muslim leaders to tackle "the perverted and poisonous misinterpretation of Islam" which lay behind the attacks.

Muslim MP Shahid Malik, Labour member for Dewsbury, where one of the suspected suicide bombers lived, said the Government would have the full co-operation of his and the wider community.

He went on: "This is a defining moment for this country and I can assure him [Mr Blair] that Dewsbury will not be found wanting."