New crackdown on ID fraudsters
News Article 18 June 2003
The government has announced plans to crackdown on criminals who operate under a false identity.
Blunkett widens anti-terror laws
News Article 12 May 2003
Terrorist suspects will be allowed to be held without charge for longer, the home secretary has announced.
Backing secured for passport chip
Press Review 6 May 2003
Blunkett calls for computerised passports
Press Review 5 May 2003
Blunkett backs hi-tech passports in war on terror
News Article 5 May 2003
The home secretary has won support for new hi-tech passports to combat fraud, terrorism and asylum abuse.
ID cards to cost £25
Press Review 21 April 2003
Senior peers back ministers over rights
News Article 26 March 2003
Two former cabinet secretaries have backed the government's efforts to protect civil rights in the war on terrorism.
Terror laws to remain in place
Press Review 12 March 2003
Blunkett warned over ID cards
Press Review 14 February 2003
Blunkett warned on ID card plan
Press Review 13 February 2003
Leaders clash on asylum laws
News Article 22 January 2003
Tony Blair and Iain Duncan Smith have accused each other of being soft on asylum and the war on terror.
Blunkett warns of asylum 'scares'
Press Review 21 January 2003
Blunkett backs ID cards to end asylum abuse
News Article 20 January 2003
The home secretary has said that there will be no "robust" way of ending asylum abuses until a national identity card is introduced.
ID cards divide ministers
Press Review 16 January 2003
Blunkett makes the case for ID cards
News Article 15 January 2003
The home secretary has defended plans to introduce high-tech identity cards in the UK.
