British Prime Minister Tony Blair said his government will publish new proposals on anti-terror laws within "the next few weeks," The Sunday Times reported.

Blair, who is scheduled to quit as prime minister on June 27, said the terror threat faced by Britain is incomparable to anything that has come before and should be "confronted with every means at our disposal."

Under the proposed law, if suspects failed to stop or refused to answer questions, they could be charged with obstructing police and be fined up to 5,000 pounds (9,950 U.S. dollars).

The "stop and question" power would enable police to interrogate people about their identity and movements, a right police do not have under the present legislation.

The report was confirmed by a spokesperson of the Home Office, who said the government was "considering a range of powers for the bill and 'stop and question' is one of them."

Source: Xinhua