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Plan to 'hijack' bus passes as ID cards

Scottish government excluded from discussions

A CROSS-BORDER spat erupted last night over new Home Office plans for compulsory ID cards in Scotland.

The Sunday Herald can reveal that the UK government is considering fast-tracking the project by using the micro-chipped bus passes held by more than a million Scots.