Stephen said "This report should be the final nail in the coffin for Labour's identity card proposals. The more ID cards are investigated, the less credible they appear. It cannot be right to charge every person over £200 - or the taxpayer billions - to pursue a scheme which won't deliver the benefits that the government suggests."
"But the problems are not limited to cost. There are very substantial concerns about biometric failure rates, there is evidence of exaggerated claims made by the government about the requirement to meet international standards and - most tellingly - there is every indication that ID cards could actually undermine rather than strengthen national security. It is imperative that the opposition parties and Labour backbenchers work together to kill off this dangerous and costly Bill," he added.
