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Extremist Muslim "bullies" must be faced down so there is space for rational debate, Home Secretary John Reid is telling the Labour conference. Extremist Muslim "bullies" must be faced down so there is space for rational debate, Home Secretary John Reid has told the Labour conference.
Mr Reid was recently heckled when he urged Muslim parents to guard against their children being radicalised.Mr Reid was recently heckled when he urged Muslim parents to guard against their children being radicalised.
But he is telling Labour delegates he is sending ministers out to urge communities to root out extremism. But he signalled he and other ministers would go out to urge communities to root out extremism.
"We will not be brow beaten by bullies, that's what it means to be British," he is expected to say. "We will not be brow beaten by bullies, that's what it means to be British," he told Labour delegates.
Mr Reid also said Tony Blair had asked him to review Britain's counter terrorism capacity in the light of this summer's alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic planes.Mr Reid also said Tony Blair had asked him to review Britain's counter terrorism capacity in the light of this summer's alleged plot to blow up trans-Atlantic planes.
"We agree that we need a radical step change to ensure that there is a seamless co-ordinated approach to the now seamless threat," he said."We agree that we need a radical step change to ensure that there is a seamless co-ordinated approach to the now seamless threat," he said.
New laws?New laws?
His review of the Home Office, which he branded dysfunctional when he became home secretary, set out the priorities for his department.His review of the Home Office, which he branded dysfunctional when he became home secretary, set out the priorities for his department.
Now his aides say he wants to show that Labour values of fairness underpin all his department's work in fighting crime, controlling immigration and keeping terrorism and extremism at bay. Now Mr Reid says he wants to show that Labour values of fairness underpin all his department's work in fighting crime, controlling immigration and keeping terrorism and extremism at bay.
Specific plans for new laws to ensure national security will be set out in the Queen's Speech this autumn.Specific plans for new laws to ensure national security will be set out in the Queen's Speech this autumn.
But Mr Reid said Muslims were "owed our support" and he insisted there was no clash of civilisations.
"It's not Muslims versus the rest of us," he said. "It's evil terrorists on one side against all civilised people on the other."
And he said his controversial visit to Waltham Forest in east London last week may have been his first visit but it would not be his last.
"Because if we in this movement are going to ask the decent, silent majority of Muslim men - and women - to have the encourage to face down the extremist bullies, then we need to have the courage and character to stand shoulder to shoulder with them doing it."
He said there would be no "no go" areas: "We will go where we place , we will discuss what we like."
Leadership bid?Leadership bid?
Mr Reid is seen one of the very few possible heavyweight figures who might challenge Gordon Brown for the Labour leadership.Mr Reid is seen one of the very few possible heavyweight figures who might challenge Gordon Brown for the Labour leadership.
He referred to that speculation by joking that he had not seen any reason to stand until Roy Hattersley said he would shoot himself if he became PM.He referred to that speculation by joking that he had not seen any reason to stand until Roy Hattersley said he would shoot himself if he became PM.
Mr Reid, in a confident performance, said that the only thing at the top of his "wish list" was seeing Labour win a fourth term Labour Government. Mr Reid, in a confident performance which referred to leadership at length, said that the only thing at the top of his "wish list" was seeing Labour win a fourth term Labour Government.
The speech comes as the prime minister meets Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, who has angrily dismissed claims in an Ministry of Defence report that his intelligence service supports al-Qaeda and the Taleban. But his speech was immediately seen as effectively being his pitch to succeed Tony Blair as Labour leader.
The end of the conference comes as the prime minister prepares to meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, who has angrily dismissed claims in an Ministry of Defence report that his intelligence service supports al-Qaeda and the Taleban.
The leaked report by the Defence Academy - an MoD think tank - says the service indirectly backs terrorism by supporting religious groups in Pakistan.The leaked report by the Defence Academy - an MoD think tank - says the service indirectly backs terrorism by supporting religious groups in Pakistan.