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More opposition to ID cards as Lords consider them for the third time.

Liberal Democrat MPs have been joined by a number of Labour backbenchers and the Tories in a united attack on the ID card plans. The criticisms are on a number of different fronts including cost, civil liberties and likely effectiveness. The scheme has now run into what is likely to be its final battle - between the Lords and Commons - and it has all boiled down to the issues of compulsion and Labour's election manifesto.

15 Mar 2006
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Willie Rennie at South Central Conference

Wow! Best Ever

That was the verdict of over 500 members who attended the leadership hustings and region's spring event in Slough.

15 Mar 2006
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