Even David Blunkett Abandons ID Cards - Huhne
April 28, 2009 4:00 PM
Originally published by Chris Huhne
Originally published by Chris Huhne
Responding to David Blunkett's call for the Government to scrap ID cards for all in favour of mandatory biometric passports, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said:
"When even the father of ID cards spurns them, the idea is truly an abandoned orphan.
"Only the most profligate of governments would lavish billions on this programme in such a deep recession where hard choices are needed on public priorities.
"There is no face-saver with passports, which were becoming biometric in any case. It would be ridiculous to insist that people pay for new passports whether they need them or not.
"The Government should remember that the British state belongs to the British people and not the other way around."