Former Home Secretary rejects ID cards
David Blunkett, the former Home Secretary, has said that the Government should abandon plans for ID cards and make biometric passports mandatory instead.
It was Mr Blunkett who first introduced the idea of ID cards in 2001, when he was Home Secretary.
Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne said:
"When even the father of ID cards spurns them, the idea is truly an abandoned orphan.
"There is no face-saver with passports, which were becoming biometric in any case. It would be ridiculous to insist that people pay for new passports whether they need them or not."
“The Government should remember that the British state belongs to the British people and not the other way around.”
more
It was Mr Blunkett who first introduced the idea of ID cards in 2001, when he was Home Secretary.
Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne said:
"When even the father of ID cards spurns them, the idea is truly an abandoned orphan.
"There is no face-saver with passports, which were becoming biometric in any case. It would be ridiculous to insist that people pay for new passports whether they need them or not."
“The Government should remember that the British state belongs to the British people and not the other way around.”
more
posted by Winston Smith at 12:37 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home