Labour MP from Birmingham Perry Barr Khalid Mahmood said it had become necessary to "profile" passengers from certain racial and religious groups to weed out possible terror suspects. "I think most people would rather be profiled than blown up... It wouldn't be victimisation of an entire community," he said.
The original project, part of the regeneration of the Perry Barr area of the city, will still be finished to a revised deadline to provide local housing.