Government unveils UK citizen ID card
News On Thursday, the Conservative Party reiterated its commitment to scrap the scheme, and said the government had spent "a staggering amount of money on the scheme so far. The home secretary has confirmed that the government has signed eight contracts...
[July 30, 2009, 17:05]
Government under fire over ID cards
News The Conservative Party has already said it would scrap the ID card scheme if it wins the next general election, and shadow home secretary, Chris Grayling, said the decision by the government not to make ID cards compulsory makes the scheme "even...
[July 2, 2009, 9:14]
Shadow chancellor slams government over open source
News Osborne also set out the Conservative party's strategy on technology, pointing to "three pillars" on which the Conservatives intend to build — equality of information, social networking and open source.
[March 8, 2007, 12:28]
Tories: ID cards need 28m sign-ups to break even
News Half the UK population will need to sign up for ID cards for the scheme to become self-financing, according to the Conservative Party. Benefits of the credit-card sized document include travel within the EU and a national proof-of-age card.
[October 27, 2009, 16:27]
Study finds ID scheme cancellation could save £3.1bn
News The Conservative Party has pledged to cancel the cards and the register, but has not confirmed its view on fingerprints. The national biometric identification system would have to deal with a smaller portion of the population, as it would no longer...
[August 13, 2009, 10:02]
Labour MP takes gov't to task over ID scheme
News The home secretary faced similar calls to scrap the scheme from Conservative MP Stewart Jackson, this time to save costs. A government motion stating that ID cards would reduce fraud and make it easier for young people to prove their age was passed...
[July 7, 2009, 17:01]
