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Opposition parties accused the Government of burying bad news and breaking the law today, after new figures revealed the ... cost of the controversial identity scheme has risen by at least £400 million in the last six months.

Conservatives and Liberal Democrats said the true rise was actually £640 million - to a staggering £5.55 billion over 10 years.

The Home Office was accused of breaking the law by publishing its compulsory twice-yearly update more than one month late, coinciding with the day Prime Minister Tony Blair announced his resignation.