London, Sep 29 (DPA) British Home Secretary John Reid Thursday delivered a tough message to Muslim extremists saying Britain would not be "brow-beaten by bullies".

Reid, who was last week heckled by Muslim protesters during an address in east London said a "life free from fear of terror and crime is the most basic of human rights".

There would be no "no-go areas" in Britain in the fight to tackle Muslim extremism, Reid told a Labour Party conference in Manchester.

During the protest against him last week, a well-known Muslim radical said to Reid: "How do you dare to come to our community?"

Reid, who is positioning himself to become a possible candidate to succeed Prime Minister Tony Blair when he steps down, was speaking on the closing day of the conference.

There could be "no compromise with terrorism", he said, adding that he would continue to visit Muslim areas.

"When the terrorists or their loud-mouth advocates of terrorism sympathisers tell me that we won't be allowed to raise our arguments in this or that part of the community, my answer is simple: Yes we will.

"This is Britain. There are and will be, no `no-go areas' in our country for any of our people, whatever their background, colour or creed. That's what it means to be British," Reid said.