http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4235086.stm
"ID cards could allow travel anywhere within the EU, without passports. Ministers are being sent on a 'charm offensive' tour to educate the public about the technology behind planned ID cards, the Home Office has said. Home Office minister Andy Burnham opens the seven-date 'biometric roadshow' tour at Manchester airport. "
