Government 'twisting and turning' but ID Cards still not justified

4.00.00pm UTC (GMT +0000) Thu 6th Mar 2008

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The government has set out changes to its planned identity scheme - including allowing people to use new "biometric" passports instead of getting ID cards. The plans for ID cards, linking personal data to a fingerprint, have been plagued by technical delays, budget overspend and political controversy.

Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said "The Government is twisting and turning in an attempt to justify the unjustifiable. This new announcement will lead to the piecemeal introduction of an ID card database. However much ministers may seek to camouflage their true intentions until after the next General Election, the fact remains that it wants to build the world's most powerful, expensive and unnecessary database."

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