Ben Russell writes in The Independent, reporting the defection of the Labour leader of Melton Mowbray Borough Council to the Conservatives:
Eric Pickles, the party’s local government spokesman, spoke as a senior Labour local government figure announced his defection to the Tories, expressing disillusionment with NHS reforms and the introduction of ID cards.
Mal Sheldon, Labour group [...]

According to Politics.co.uk:
Foreign nationals will be forced to carry ID cards, as part of new measures to strengthen border controls, the Home Office announced today.
Immigration minister Liam Byrne said foreign nationals will need ID cards to work or claim benefits, restricting access to those qualified.
The measure was announced as part of a raft of measures [...]

Jon Land writes in 24dash.com:
Supermarket loyalty cards, CCTV schemes and Government projects such as the national identity cards scheme must be adapted to minimise the risk of a “Big Brother Britain”, experts warned today.
A report on privacy and surveillance painted a frightening picture of a future where personal details could be hijacked and abused – [...]

Gaby Hinsliff writes in The Observer:
David Blunkett has taken a job advising a company interested in bidding to run Britain’s controversial identity cards programme, a policy he was the architect of and championed in government.
The former Home Secretary took up the post for the Texas-based security firm Entrust, which specialises in securing digital information and [...]

James Slack writes in the Daily Mail:
A police force will be set up to issue £1,000 fines to anyone who fails to update their personal details on the Government’s new database, it has emerged.
The unit, part of the Identity and Passport Service, is expected to send the penalties by post, after snooping through computer records.
Potential [...]