LONDON, June 30 (UPI) -- A pilot program requiring ID cards for workers at two airports has been dropped, along with plans for universal ID cards, the British government said Tuesday. Home Secretary Alan Johnson said the identity cards, introduced last year, will still be available, The Daily Mail reported. But obtaining a card will be voluntary for employees at Manchester and London City airports, where the experiment was started last year. "Holding an identity card should be a personal choice for British citizens -- just as it is now to obtain a passport," Johnson said. The... [read full story]
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