VIDEO: I’ll go to court rather than have an ID card
Newly elected Liberal Democrat party leader makes a few comments about the proposed ID scheme
Nick Clegg MP has vowed to face court proceedings rather than register for an ID card if the government presses ahead with plans to make them compulsory.
If he were elected leader of the party he would urge his fellow MPs not to co-operate and ask Liberal Democrat controlled councils to ensure no local public services require an identity card.
Video was recorded before he was elected leader
Nick renewed his passport in May 2006 to avoid being included on the National Identity Register for another ten years.
Nick Clegg said:
“If the government seeks to make ID cards compulsory on every British citizen I will lead a people’s campaign to thwart the programme. I, and I expect thousands of people like me, will refuse to be forced to register.
“This is an issue that is so contrary to the spirit of British liberty and privacy that I would not be able to stand by. I am willing to do everything in my power to stop this intrusive, expensive and unnecessary imposition on the liberty of the British people.”
See More:ID CardsHave Your Say: VIDEO: I’ll go to court rather than have an ID card
Please note, only selected comments will be published.
Or discuss this report in our our new forums
This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 at 4:17 pm and is filed under Surveillance, Civil Liberties & Human Rights News, General . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Free Newsletter
Loading ...Related News
- Liberal Democrat MP to defy ID cards law
- Errors prompt call for end to ID card plans
- Identity cards chief defends government u-turn
- The price of ID infamy
- Is Brown re-thinking ID cards?
Email This Page To A Friend
Latest Headlines
- ‘Challenging Authority’
- Torture Policies Undermine 9/11 Case
- Guantanamo official says he’s not resigning
- China Says Quake Death Toll Could Top 50,000
- McCain: Most Troops Will Be Home by 2013
- Watchdog: European DNA Database a Potential Nightmare
- Top Activist’s Detention Blot on Democracy
- White House denied knowledge of military analyst program
- President Bush should be impeached for war crimes
- Blair recalls despair at Bush’s victory
More Breaking News
Archive
