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Alan Johnson eyes ID card U-turn
Jun. 15th, 2009 12:06 pmhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6493943.ece
Any suggestions on how to encourage this Home Secretary to terminate the programme?
"ALAN JOHNSON, the home secretary, has launched an urgent review of the £6 billion identity card (ID) scheme, paving the way for a possible U-turn on one of Labour’s flagship policies.
"Johnson, who was promoted in Gordon Brown’s latest cabinet reshuffle, is understood to be 'sympathetic' to critics who claim identity cards will undermine civil liberties.
"The home secretary told officials that he wanted a 'first principles' rethink of the plan, which was launched by Tony Blair following the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and has since been championed by Brown as a way of fighting terrorism.
“'Alan is more sympathetic to the civil liberties arguments than previous home secretaries', said an insider. ..."
Any suggestions on how to encourage this Home Secretary to terminate the programme?
"ALAN JOHNSON, the home secretary, has launched an urgent review of the £6 billion identity card (ID) scheme, paving the way for a possible U-turn on one of Labour’s flagship policies.
"Johnson, who was promoted in Gordon Brown’s latest cabinet reshuffle, is understood to be 'sympathetic' to critics who claim identity cards will undermine civil liberties.
"The home secretary told officials that he wanted a 'first principles' rethink of the plan, which was launched by Tony Blair following the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and has since been championed by Brown as a way of fighting terrorism.
“'Alan is more sympathetic to the civil liberties arguments than previous home secretaries', said an insider. ..."
