LONDON, July 26 (Xinhuanet) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed on Tuesday that his government would not give in to terrorism.

    "We should not give one inch to terrorists. We must confront terrorists on every level and not let terrorists excuse what they do," Blair said at his monthly press conference.

    Blair insisted that his decision to go to war in Iraq offered no justification for militants' actions. "There is no justification for what they do," he said.

    Iraq is just an excuse to terrorists and the roots of terrorismgo much deeper than Iraq or Afghanistan, said the prime minister.

    Earlier in the day, Blair held talks with opposition leaders ofthe Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats to discuss strategies for combating terrorism in the aftermath of the London bomb attacks this month.

    The meeting had been "productive" in working out measures clamping down on terror, said Blair, adding that more young Muslims must be recruited into the police force to ensure an integrated,multi-cultural and multi-religious society.

    Opposition party leaders emerged from the talks saying they were united in their determination to tackle terrorism.

    "There's a great desire at a time when the country faces such great danger to work together," said Michael Howard,leader of the Conservatives.

    He noted the prime minister was seriously considering allowing the use of "phone tap" evidence in courts, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported.

    Meanwhile, the police continued their hunt for the men behind Thursday's failed bomb attacks following Monday's announcement of the names of two bomb suspects. Enditem