8 h. ago Digital ID could be mandatory for anyone on benefits, PM suggests

Sir Keir Starmer said the UK's new ID system could operate in a similar way to the one in India

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8 d. ago Starmer suggests rethink on benefits for people with mental health illnesses

The Prime Minister said he was concerned that people on benefits in their 20s could end up in a life of welfare dependence.

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8 d. ago 'What are they playing at!' Wes Streeting calls on NHS chiefs to apologise for saying it's OK to marry your cousin

The Health Secretary says the NHS should apologise for suggesting first cousin marriages can offer benefits, despite the known risk of birth defects.

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1 week ago The digital ID card is fuelling a rise in dumbphones: Brits vow to revert to retro Nokia devices to avoid Starmer's 'dystopian' plan

'Dumbphones' are having a resurgence - fuelled by Prime Minister Keir Starmer 's plans to introduce mandatory digital ID cards for every UK citizen.

Technology

1 week ago We asked people in Swansea if they approved of mandatory digital IDs

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Government has announced the plan for digital IDs as part of efforts to crack down on people working illegally in the UK

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1 week ago Will digital ID cards be mandatory for Brits and what happens if they refuse them

The so-called 'BritCard' was initially described as 'voluntary', but the card will be necessary if you want to get a job

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1 week ago Keir Starmer's digital ID cards could create 'big problem' for pensioners, campaigners warn

Sir Keir Starmer's government has confirmed it will bring in mandatory digital IDs for UK citizens and legal residents to prove their right to work by the end of this Parliament

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1 week ago ‘A hacker’s dream’: Britons on Keir Starmer’s plan for digital ID cards

Views range from concerns over civil liberties and cybersecurity, to welcoming it as a helpful system to streamline servicesKeir Starmer has announced plans for a digital ID system, which will become mandatory as a means of proving the right to work in the UK.From concerns around civil liberties and cybersecurity to a helpful system to streamline services in line with other European countries’ existing ID schemes, eight people share their views. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Everything we know so far about the new 'mandatory' digital ID card

A petition warning against the introduction of the cards has reached more than 101,000 signatures

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1 week ago Digital IDs will be mandatory to work in UK, Keir Starmer says

The move has sparked criticism with accusations it is a ‘gimmick’ that will not stop small boats crossings.

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1 week ago 'A honeypot for hackers': Cybersecurity experts BLAST the UK government's plan to introduce digital ID cards

Cybersecurity experts have blasted Prime Minister Keir Starmer 's plans to introduce mandatory digital ID cards for every UK citizen.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer says digital ID cards are an ‘enormous opportunity’ and will make it tougher to work illegally

Prime minister says plans for a new digital ID held on people’s phones will become mandatory to prove the right to workDeputy prime minister David Lammy has called the conflict in Gaza “inhumane” and “utterly unjustifiable”.Addressing the United Nations general assembly in New York, Lammy said:What is happening in Gaza is indefensible, it is inhumane, it is utterly unjustifiable and it must end now.Better than the horrific acts by Hamas on 7 October that left children without their parents and parents without their children.Better than the torment of families waiting desperately for the return of their loved ones from the most barbaric captivity. Better than the fanatical rule by Hamas, a vile, pitiless terrorist organisation that must have no future in Gaza. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Digital ID 'Brit Card' to be mandatory for some says Keir Starmer

You will need the proof of ID on your card if you want to get a job or a home, the Prime Minister says

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1 week ago Every UK working adult will need ‘Brit card’ digital ID under Starmer plan to tackle illegal migration

The plan comes as Starmer faces mounting pressure to curb spiralling illegal migration, but civil liberties groups warn mandatory digital IDs risk pushing ‘unauthorised migrants further into the shadows’

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