7 h. ago Sir Keir Starmer issues update on new digital ID cards after backlash

Protests against the proposed scheme took place in London last weekend

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13 h. ago Why I am calling out SNP hypocrisy over mandatory digital ID cards

The screeching hypocrisy from the SNP in recent weeks has been something to behold

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25 h. ago Starmer says you’ll never need a digital ID for hospital – but admits he has no idea how much scheme will cost

The prime minister reiterated on Thursday that digital IDs will only be mandatory when it comes to the right to work

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67 h. ago Starmer's digital ID cards won't work and will be costly, voters say

Focus groups carried out by pollster Lord Ashcroft found that voters of 'all political backgrounds' oppose the policy announced by the Prime Minister last month.

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6 d. ago Thousands say no to digital ID cards as they march through London as politicians queue up to criticise plan

Under tight police conditions, demonstrators chanted and waved banners as they walked from Marble Arch to Whitehall this afternoon in protest at the scheme.

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7 d. ago How to get the UK's digital ID card? New veteran card launches today

Discover how the UK's digital ID cards, known as 'Brit Cards', are set to change migration control and access to services, and what this means for you

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7 d. ago What to know about digital ids as government launches new form of veteran card

Digital veteran cards are now available for ex-members of the armed forces, marking the first step towards digitising UK IDs.

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7 d. ago UK's first 'Digital ID cards' to roll out today as backlash to Starmer's scheme grows

The launch of digital ID cards for veterans could serve as a "case study" for the rest of the UK, despite nearly three million people signing a petition against the mass rollout

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7 d. ago First 300,000 people get 'Digital ID cards' in case study for rest of UK

People will be able to install the cards from Friday ahead of the launch of a national ID card and digital driving licences

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7 d. ago Government issues major update as first digital cards go live from today

Nearly two million people will have access to their identification via their smartphone from Friday

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7 d. ago Government announce digital ID cards for armed forces veterans

Those who have served in the armed forces are able to download a digital version of their HM Armed Forces Veteran Card through a government app from today.

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7 d. ago Launch of veteran card will be used to test UK government’s digital ID scheme

Ministers hope scheme for 1.8 million people will show how technology works and ease privacy and security concernsFormer military personnel will be used to test and refine the government’s divisive digital ID scheme from Friday, when ministers make a smartphone-based veteran card available to 1.8 million people.The proof of service, which in its current physical version gives access to charities, retail discounts and certain public services, will be the first of a series of official credentials the government wants to let people carry in a government app. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Nearly two million veterans to get digital ID cards access from TODAY

Keir Starmer last month unveiled plans to bring in mandatory digital ID cards to help tackle illegal migration but concerns have been raised over data protection and civil liberties

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1 week ago Brits rage at digital ID card plans as 2.8m sign petition – but Gov says 'we'll do it'

The anger of the British public toward the Government's Digital ID card plans seems to be having little impact, as a new response from Downing Street appears to show

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1 week ago Sir Keir Starmer hails ‘historic day’ as Gaza peace plan is signed

The Prime Minister said the UK could use its experience with Northern Ireland to help monitor the ceasefire.

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1 week ago The Guardian view on peace in Gaza: the relief is real, but Trump’s promise of a ‘golden age’ rings hollow | Editorial

Hostage and prisoner releases are bringing joy to families. But there is no guarantee that the ceasefire will end Palestinian sufferingThe reprieve brought by the end of fighting in Gaza is immense. In Israel, the release of the living hostages has led to widespread elation. In Gaza and the West Bank there are also celebrations, as up to 2,000 Palestinian detainees start to be released – though there is distress, too, due to uncertainty about who is being freed and where they will be sent. In northern Gaza, people can finally return to dig through rubble for the remains of an estimated 10,000 missing people.As recently as three weeks ago, the likelihood of a ceasefire appeared remote. But it has taken effect, and on Monday Donald Trump travelled from Jerusalem, where he was cheered in the Knesset, to Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. There, he joined a high-powered peace summit of more than 20 world leaders, including Sir Keir Starmer. The plan for peace begun there is due to be c...

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1 week ago Labour's digital ID card 'may let people choose their own gender', MPs are warned

Experts and women's rights groups are concerned that the digital cards could allow people to pick their preferred gender instead of recording birth sex.

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1 week ago Sir Keir Starmer arrives in Egypt ahead of the Middle East 'signing ceremony'

The PM is in the Arab Republic as one of approximately 20 world leaders who will attend a peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday.

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1 week ago Israel dismisses Britain's claims to have played a 'key role' in Donald Trump's Gaza peace deal as Starmer heads to Middle East for 'signing ceremony'

Keir Starmer is set to pay 'particular tribute' to the US President at a summit to mark the agreement starting to be implemented.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer will heap praise on Trump over Gaza peace deal at signing ceremony in Egypt tomorrow... weeks after PM's 'virtue

Keir Starmer is set to pay 'particular tribute' to the US President at a summit to mark the agreement starting to be implemented.

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