UK ID cards to be optional for UK Nationals - govt U turn

So the next chapter in this farce unfolds. The new Home Secretary effectively destroyed the long lauded Labour plan for compulsory ID cards for all UK citizens.

Many (ourselves included) have opposed the scheme from the start but there are other issues here:

How much has this scheme cost so far?

How many SME's have geared up to bid and put forward products and now face financial difficulties?

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