22 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

Politics

41 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

Science

5 d. ago The answers demanded by families of 1994 Chinook crash as 47,000 sign petition

The families are fighting for a public inquiry

Events

5 d. ago Families of 1994 Chinook crash victims seek answers as 47,000 sign petition

The petition from the Chinook Justice Campaign will be handed in at Downing Street.

Events

2 w. ago Now Keir Starmer wants digital ID cards to be expanded to cover Britons' everyday lives

The Prime Minister announced last month that a mandatory system would be introduced so people can prove they have the right to work here - in an attempt to curb illegal migration.

Politics

2 w. ago Britain should embrace voluntary ID cards, Keir Starmer suggests

Prime minister to hold meetings on the use of digital ID cards on two-day trade trip to India, where they have already been adopted

Politics

2 w. ago John Swinney’s reaction to dull digital cards is wilfully idiotic and hypocritical

THE response to Sir Keir Starmer’s plan for digital ID cards has been hysterical — though not in the funny sense. It may well be true that Labour’s policy is part of their panicked attempts to win back voters from Reform. But if you step back and look at what the plan actually is, the...

Politics

2 w. ago The country that inspired Keir Starmer's digital ID card fiasco: Labour's blueprint for Britain is a 'goldmine for hackers and scammers to steal your money'

The digital ID system used by 1.4million people in the Baltic state country is said to be the blueprint for Keir Starmer 's so-called Brit Card.

Events

3 w. ago Fresh blow for Keir Starmer as major firm rules out helping Labour introduce digital ID cards because 'they don't have public support'

Louis Mosley, the UK boss of Palantir Technologies, noted how Labour 's manifesto prior to last year's general election made no mention of such a scheme.

Politics

3 w. ago Keir Starmer playing the race card against Farage is straight out of Macron's playbook, writes JASON GROVES

'Do you think it's a racist policy,' the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg asked the Prime Minister on Sunday as they discussed Reform's plan to scrap indefinite leave to remain.

Politics

3 w. 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

3 w. ago Petition saying no to Keir Starmer's digital ID card plan hits 2MILLION

The Prime Minister announced Labour's plans on Friday to impose the mandatory cards on all adults by the end of this Parliament.

Events

3 w. 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

Politics

3 w. 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

Events

4 w. ago Petition against Keir Starmer's digital ID cards tops 1.5m signatures in just 24 hours

The petition called on the Government to commit to not introducing digital ID cards stating 'We think this would be a step towards mass surveillance and digital control'

Politics

4 w. 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...

Politics

4 w. ago Minister says digital ID cards could become ‘bedrock of modern state’ as PM says all workers will need one by 2029

Under the proposal, individuals will not be asked to produce it, other than when they are proving a right to work in the UK

Politics

4 w. 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

Politics

4 w. ago Petition against digital ID cards hits 1MILLION as critics say Keir Starmer's plan is '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.

Events

4 w. ago What do you think of the new digital ID card? Take our poll and have your say

PM Keir Starmer has announced plans for digital ID cards - so-called 'BritCards' - for adults in the UK and we want to know what you think about them

Politics