Amongst rumors and speculation that Gordon Brown (Chancellor of Finance, and soon to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom) will abandon the UK’s ID card scheme once Prime Minister, he has been asked to confirm his position on the plan. Many people are calling for the government to abandon the ID card scheme, citing increasing privacy and security concerns and escalating costs. However, the Liberal Democrats believe Mr. Brown will retain ID cards once prime minister. Home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg said the raft of criticisms levied at the scheme sees the government change its justification every month.