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Bill Thompson
"It seems that the Home Office will persevere with its plans to introduce identity cards for the UK population despite the recent reduction in its majority.
The argument is that since the measure was in the Labour manifesto, backbench Labour MPs are obliged to support it. This removes the potential for an embarrassing defeat in the House of Commons and also means that the Lords cannot block it."
