Archive for May 12th, 2007

Gordon Brown on the ID card scheme

Posted at Saturday, May 12th, 2007 by andrew

Gordon Brown was asked about ID cards during his interview on Radio 4′s Today programme on Saturday 12th May. Here’s what he said: R4: Are you committed to the ID card plan? GB: Yes. We are going through with the ID plan, and – R4: No rethink. GB: What I said yesterday, I think it’s [...]

Allies cast doubt on future of identity card project

Posted at Saturday, May 12th, 2007 by andrew

Alan Travis, writes in The Guardian: Jack Straw, now widely expected to replace John Reid as home secretary, signalled yesterday that the future of the £5.75bn national identity card scheme would be under review when Gordon Brown becomes prime minister next month. Mr Straw, the leader of the Commons and Mr Brown’s leadership campaign manager, [...]

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