The BBC reports:

The Pet Shop Boys were among the first celebrities through the door at Number 10 to congratulate Tony Blair after Labour swept to power in 1997.

The duo, who first achieved success in the 1980s with hits such as West End Girls and It’s A Sin, were seen as a shining example of Mr Blair’s “Cool Britannia”.

Lead singer Neil Tennant even parted with thousands of pounds in the late 1990s to support the New Labour project.

But that was until Mr Blair decided to argue the case for ID cards.

The move has so angered Tennant and his musical partner Chris Lowe that they have devoted a song – Integral – to the issue in their new album Fundamental.

The Evening Standard and The Mirror carry similar stories.

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