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ID cards will no longer be compulsory, but anyone applying for a British passport will added to the national identity card database, the government disclosed yesterday. In an about-turn by government on the controversial ID card plan, home secretary Alan Johnson said yesterday that ID documents would never become compulsory "Holding an identity card should be a personal choice for British citizens - just as it is now to obtain a passport," he said, announcing a review of the plans. Johnson said he still wanted to see the introduction of ID cards accelerated for foreign workers and said young adopters would benefit from using the card as proof of age. However, he... [read full story]
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