Identity cards were re-introduced in Britain in the Identity Cards Act 2006 , enacted during Tony Blair 's Labour government , as part of a state-approved counterterrorism initiative by – then-Prime Minister – Tony Blair , in response to the September 11 attacks and 7/7 bombings . This was subsequently repealed by the Identity Documents Act 2010 during the Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition of 2010 , following opposition to ID cards from the then-Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Prime Minister David Cameron
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Opinion polls on the British national identity card