NO2ID Voter Education Tour, Day 1: Norwich, Seat of UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke

February 18, 2005 - Press Dispensary - Starting Saturday 19th February, NO2ID embarks on a tour of England, visiting the vulnerable constituencies of dozens of high profile, ID card-supporting MPs. First stop: Norwich, constituency of Charles Clarke, the Home Secretary.

In a day of voter education, NO2ID – the umbrella group campaigning against ID cards and the national identity register - will assemble at 12 midday outside Norwich City Hall, St. Peter's Street, and give out thousands of flyers and stickers to the people of Norwich, whose Council has passed a motion pledging to reject and refuse to cooperate with an ID card scheme.

Later, in Norwich South, NO2ID will be joined by Prospective Parliamentary Candidates from Liberal Democrat, Green and UKIP parties, and Cllr Steve Radford, president of Liverpool Council Liberal Party, who ensured Liverpool Council passed a similar motion condemning ID cards.

Phil Booth, national coordinator for NO2ID said:

'After our Voter Education Tour hits Norwich, even more people are going to wake up to the realities of having an ID card scheme in Britain. We will press home the point that the MP for Norwich South is responsible for taking away their liberties, infringing their privacy, and costing them personally hundreds of pounds and the taxpayer billions.'

'NO2ID said that MPs supporting this illiberal, ineffective and unpopular Bill would be punished electorally - and so they will.'

After Norwich, NO2ID will continue around the country, including such high points Michael Howard's Folkstone and Hythe constituency, and other marginal seats where the sitting MP, regardless of party, supports ID cards.

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Notes for editors
NO2ID is the independent, non-partisan campaign against ID cards and the National Identity Register. More information is available at http://www.no2id.net/IDSchemes/bill_brief.php and http://www.no2id.net/IDSchemes/faq.php1212NO2ID will be joined by PPCs from various parties:1212Cllr Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne (Liberal Democrat) , 07946 6583291212Adrian Ramsay (Green) , 01603 5036071212Cllr Steve Radford, (Liberal Party president, Liverpool City Council) , 0151 25443871212Andrew Coe (UKIP)12077718806411212The Liberal and UKIP parties, and Norwich City Council are affiliated to NO2ID1212The MP for Norwich North, Ian Gibson, does not support ID cards and has voted consistently against them. Dr. Gibson shares a constituency office with Charles Clarke: 01603 661144, http://www.norwich-labour-mps.org.uk/.

For further information please contact:
Michael Parker, Press Officer
NO2ID
Tel: 0777 3376166
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Site: www.no2id.net