LONDON - Britain's House of Lords, the upper chamber of parliament, on Friday approved Prime Minister Tony Blair's anti-terrorism bill, ending a bitter two-day stalemate.
The opposition Conservative and Liberal Democrat leaders in the House of Lords said they were satisfied with moves by the government to meet their concerns over the legislation.
The approval by the House of Lords, where the opposition to Blair had been blocking the legislation, means the bill is on track to become law, since it has already been approved in the lower House of Commons.
The agreement brought to an end the longest recorded session in the history of the Upper House, a 31-hour marathon which began Thursday morning.
03/11/2005 19:24 GMT