Chris Huhne

Tories Must Come Clean On Plans For ID Card Database – Huhne

The Liberal Democrats today called on the Conservatives to come clean on their plans for the National Identity Register.

The Conservatives are using their opposition day today to call for ID cards to be scrapped. However, the party has so far failed to call for the National Identity Register, which will contain huge amounts of biometric information about every British citizen, to be scrapped too.

Commenting, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said:

“It’s always been hard to take the Tories seriously on ID cards since they originally backed them when they were introduced by the Government.

“It is time for the Conservatives to come clean. It’s easy to suggest scrapping unnecessary pieces of plastic but where do they stand on the National Identity Register?

“The Liberal Democrats’ principled defence of civil liberties includes opposing the sinister central database. This is a clear challenge to the Tories to put their cards on the table.”