Government is ‘mis-selling’ ID cards – Tories
According to the BBC:
The Conservatives have accused the government of “mis-selling” ID cards after Alistair Darling appeared to suggest they would be scrapped.
The Treasury insists the chancellor was simply restating the government’s position when he said there was no need to go further than biometric passports.
But the Tories have written to Gordon Brown demanding clarification.
The story quotes Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling:
“This is nothing short of a deception of the people of the North West.
“We now know that the chancellor of the exchequer is planning to scrap ID cards. Yet the Home Office is still encouraging people to sign up for a card. It’s blatant mis-selling.”
