Identity Cards Bill

Yes: the Home Secretary said that a majority of peers—Cross Benchers, Liberal, Labour and Conservative peers—were against the proposal, not that all of them were. That is another factor that we must put to one side. To justify his stance as the representative of the people, the right hon. Gentleman is forced to pretend that the Bill exactly reflects the Labour party manifesto, but that point was destroyed by the hon. Member for South Swindon (Anne Snelgrove), who was such a senior person in the Labour party during the election. The words of the Labour manifesto are clear.