Facing fierce opposition, the British government is likely to make concessions regarding its new anti-terror bill to secure parliamentary support, a leading British newspaper reported on Saturday, September 17. Close aides to Home Secretary Charles Clarke have signaled readiness to compromise, noting that the draft bill is designed to be discussed and altered to uphold the fragile cross-party consensus, said The Guardian. It expected Clarke\\\\\\\"s draughtsmen to struggle to define the vague charge of \\\\\\\"glorifying\\\\\\\" terrorism, which is penalized under the new proposals by up to five years in prison. Clarke unveiled the new anti-terror plans on Thursday, September 15, arguing that the need to trawl through electronic evidence and to work with overseas intelligence agencies meant police needed more than 14 days to bring charges. Since the July 7 terrorist bombings, which claimed the lives of 56 people, the centre-left government has introduced a string of new anti-terror measures. It issued guidelines of \\\\\\\"unacceptable behavior\\\\\\\" under which it can deport and ban Muslim scholars accused of fomenting, justifying and glorifying acts of terror and violence. Clarke has also vowed to use his powers to deport and exclude foreigners engaging in behavior deemed to threaten security. Under the proposed laws anyone who \\\\\\\"glorifies, exalts or celebrates\\\\\\\" any terrorist act committed over the past 20 years could face a sentence of up to five years. Both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats opposition parties have also voiced strong concern about extending the right to detain suspects for questioning, reported The Independent. The British daily maintained that the retreat from the rule of law - despite the enactment of the Human Rights Act - has been the deepest flaw of Prime Minister Tony Blair\\\\\\\"s administration. It further reported that there are three ways in which fundamental democratic principles were being quite damaged by the government\\\\\\\"s anti-terrorism laws.