Minister rejects Blair’s ID card call two hours after refusing to rule it out

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If we don’t have rules, we get prejudices.” On Sunday, Mr Reynolds said the home secretary Yvette Cooper would look at "all sources of advice" on the issue. open image in gallery Jonathan Reynolds said the new government would ‘look at all sources of advice’ The Independent revealed this weekend that Keir Starmer regularly receives texts from the former prime minister with advice on what he needs to do. open image in gallery Tony Blair called for digital ID cards to help control immigration He added: "We need a plan to control immigration. Mr Reynolds told Sky News’s Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips: "The new home secretary will be looking at all sources of advice when it comes to that.