Friday, February 10, 2006
Ministers compromise on ID cards -UK
Ministers have compromised on plans to introduce identity cards in an effort to head off a Commons defeat.
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The government has accepted that completely new legislation will be needed to make the cards compulsory, following defeats in the Lords.Full Article
Home Secretary Charles Clarke said he had "listened to the concerns that people have expressed".
Government plans, opposed by Lib Dems, Conservatives and some Labour MPs, go before the Commons on Monday.
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