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Thursday, November 06, 2003
ID Card Meeting a "Bloodbath"
Trevor Mendham (The Chestnut Tree Cafe)
(0)   Identity cards

The Cabinet domestic affairs sub-committee met yesterday to consider Big Blunkett's plans to introduce compulsory national Identity Cards for innocent British citizens.

The plan has split the Cabinet with Gordon Brown, Jack Straw and Patricia Hewitt said to be amongst those opposing Blunkett.

According to reports in today's media, the meeting was "acrimonious", "savage" and a "bloodbath".

Incidentally, the BBC have launched a new website iCan for campaigners. If it takes off, it could generate a lot of exposure. I've started a campaign against ID cards.

Partially cross-posted from The Chestnut Tree Cafe
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BBC News 24 just now quoted the PM's spokesman as saying the Cabinet has agreed in principle to the introduction of ID cards.

Posted by: Jason on November 6, 2003 11:43 AM
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