7 h. ago Government responds to calls for Digital ID cards to be scrapped after 2.8 million sign petition

A petition calling a national ID system "a step towards mass surveillance and digital control" has gained over two million signatures

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3 d. ago Hundreds sign petition to save rural primary school closed over safety concerns

No decision has been made yet about the future of the school

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4 d. ago PPE Medpro: Thousands sign petition to banish Michelle Mone from the House of Lords

PPE Medpro, which is linked to Baroness Mone, has been ordered to repay the UK Government £122 million.

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6 d. ago Welsh Government responds as teachers back calls for blanket ban on mobile phones in schools

At the moment it is up to individual schools to decide whether or not to bank pupils using phones

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7 d. ago New update on calls to scrap UK Government plans for nationwide digital ID cards

Over two million people have signed an online petition calling on the UK Government not to introduce digital ID cards.

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer's 'North Korean' digital ID card plans in tatters as two million Brits sign petition

A petition urging the Government to not implement digital ID cards has garnered over 1.5 million signatures in just a day after Sir Keir Starmer announced the plans on Friday

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9 d. ago More than 1.5million sign petition against digital IDs 24 hours after launch

People will not be required to carry the ID, which will be held on smartphones, or asked to produce it

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1 week ago Government faces backlash over digital ID plans as more than one million people sign petition

The petition has gained over one million signatures and is continuously growing

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1 week ago Keir Starmer's ID card backlash grows as over 1m sign petition in just 24 hours

A petition that demands the Government 'immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards' has been signed by over 1m people as Brits thumb turn their noses up at the plans

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1 week ago More than 500,000 sign petition against digital ID cards as 'a step towards mass surveillance and digital control'

Sir Keir Starmer says plans for a new digital ID held on people's phones will be an 'enormous opportunity' for the UK and make working illegally tougher.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer's ID cards sparks backlash as over 420,000 sign petition within hours

An e-petition on the Parliament website has already been signed by hundreds of thousands of people opposing the policy, with 50,000 adding their names in just over 40 minutes

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1 week ago Over 400,000 sign petition demanding Keir Starmer scraps ID cards

The Prime Minister is expected to confirm plans for a so-called 'Brit card' on Friday amid fears the black economy is convincing Channel migrants to cross in small boats

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2 w. ago Government statement on free BBC TV licence as pensioners given update

The Government has responded to a petition calling for the BBC TV Licence fee to be scrapped for all pensioners in the UK

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2 w. ago Government responds to calls for free BBC TV licences for all pensioners

The UK Government has responded to a campaign to end the £174.50 fee for everyone who reaches state pension age.

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2 w. ago Government responds to calls for all pensioners to get a free TV licence

The Government has responded to a petition calling for free TV licences for all over-66s to help with the cost of living

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