Scrapping ID cards would cost £40m

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Tories attack compensation clauses as a "poison pill" against future government policy

The Tories want to scrap ID cards Home secretary Jacqui Smith has revealed that scrapping ID cards would cost £40m in compensation for suppliers. The Tories, who have promised to stop the ini...

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