Scrapping ID cards would cost £40m
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 initiative...
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