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To: maceng2 who wrote (713211)	11/15/2005 5:10:20 AM
From: maceng2	Respond to of 769670

opps. if that link does not work, here it is.. (Like who do these guys think they are? Muslims or something?) Tory bid to sink longer pub hours ananova.com The Conservatives will seek to scupper the Government's plans for extended pub opening hours. They will table a Commons motion to annul the order which brings into full effect the Licensing Act 2003. Their objective is to force all Labour MPs to go on the record and vote either for or against the new licensing regime, which could see some licensed premises open 24 hours a day. On Monday night, ministers suffered a symbolic defeat in the Lords when peers voted to ask the Government to delay by seven months the new regime, which is due to take effect on Thursday of next week. The motion, passed by 130 to 97, majority 33, is not binding on the Government, and ministers made clear that they had no intention of accepting it. Shadow culture secretary Theresa May said: "This is yet another humiliating defeat for Labour. It clearly shows the gulf between Tony Blair's Government and public opinion. "Today, we give every MP a choice. Do they vote to bulldoze through Labour's 24 hour drinking or do they listen to public opinion, senior police officers and their colleagues in the House of Lords? "MPs have a duty to stop these dangerous plans which will fuel even more violence and anti-social behaviour on the streets of Britain." Lord Strathclyde, the Tory leader in the Lords, said: "Quite clearly the majority of the House of Lords saw a delay as a sensible approach to a policy which is farcical and irresponsible. This sends a firm message back to Tony Blair who, after a disastrous few weeks, now has to show he is able to listen". Licensing Minister James Purnell told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme: "We believe that the Act is going to be much better for dealing with the problems which are occurring at the moment under the current Act. Today we are launching the strongest ever clampdown on alcohol-fuelled violence and we can only do that because of the new powers in the Act."