New ID cards defeat for government
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,1724874,00.html
Oliver King and agencies
Monday March 6, 2006
The government suffered another defeat on its controversial ID cards
bill tonight when peers voted by a sizeable majority in the Lords to
ensure the planned identity cards were voluntary.
Accusing the government of introducing compulsory ID cards by "stealth"
and breaking a manifesto commitment to implement a voluntary scheme,
peers voted 227 to 166, a majority of 61.
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