West Midlands Liberal Democrats - Campaigning across Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and the Metropolitan West Midlands - Media Enquiries - Please Contact Ben Jephcott on 07966 514982

Conservatives go soft on Identity Cards

1.51.07pm BST (GMT +0100) Tue 18th Oct 2005

The Liberal Democrats today criticised the Conservatives for failing to place a '3 line whip' on their MPs to oppose the Government's ID card proposals tomorrow. With the number of Labour rebels expected to grow, the maximum number of opposition votes are needed to defeat this Bill.

Even if the Bill were to pass the House of Commons tomorrow night the House of Lords is likely to take note of the total Government majority. Commenting, Mark Oaten MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, said:

"Rather than opposing this flawed and illiberal proposal the Conservatives appear to prefer sitting around trying to decide who will be their next leader.

"Once again on the difficult issues of the day it is left to the Liberal Democrats to be the real opposition to this Government."

Bookmark this story at: del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg FacebookFacebook redditreddit StumbleUponStumbleUpon
Print this news story.
Comment on this news story.
Previous news story: John Hemming MP has written to Gordon Brown MP (the Chancellor of the Excheque) to call for a review of the way in which means testing hits school crossing wardens. (Thu 13th Oct 2005).
Next news story: ICE report shows that Government must act over transport infrastructure (Tue 18th Oct 2005).

Printed and hosted by Prater Raines Ltd, 82b Sandgate High Street, Folkestone CT20 3BX.
Published and promoted by West Midlands Liberal Democrats, 53 Chawn Hill, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY9 7JA.
The views expressed are those of the party, not of the service provider.