14 h. ago Labour accused of developing a surveillance state as it pushes 'sinister' digital ID cards for children as young as 13

A petition against digital ID signed by almost three million people has been dismissed by ministers who vowed to press ahead with imposing them before the election.

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16 h. ago Hundreds of drug dealers 'walking free' across Scotland over claims of court delays

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar accused John Swinney of being unable to "run a court system that sends drug dealers to prison".

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19 h. ago Chemicals tycoon and Man Utd owner Jim Ratcliffe warns 10 MILLION jobs are at risk from Net Zero taxes and 'de

Sir Jim, the billionaire co-owner of Premiership side Manchester United, hit out at carbon taxes and accused Labour of deliberately running down the oil and gas industry in the North Sea.

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29 h. 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.

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31 h. 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

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41 h. ago Kemi Badenoch accuses Keir Starmer of deliberately collapsing 'China spy' trial so Labour can 'suck up' to Beijing

The Tory leader lashed out amid claims that the Prime Minister's light touch with the Communist regime had handed it a free pass to commit espionage in the UK.

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53 h. ago Badenoch to pledge half of money from cuts will go towards driving down deficit

Labour accused Kemi Badenoch of having a ‘brass neck’ as she seeks to position her party as the only one that can get the economy back on track.

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3 d. ago Badenoch accuses SNP and Labour of 'running Scotland down' with ruinous green policies

Kemi Badenoch has accused the SNP and Labour of 'running Scotland down' and warned that 'Europe's oil capital' is 'dying' because of their policies on oil and gas.

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3 d. 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 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...

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3 d. ago War over words breaks out over road safety on South Lanarkshire school journeys

The SNP hit out at serious and valid safety concerns" over pupils' journeys while Labour's council leader accused his rivals of using the issue as a “political football”.

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4 d. ago BBC removes Have I Got News for You episode after 'outrageous' digital ID card claims

Have I Got News for You presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell was left red-faced during last night's episode

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4 d. 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.

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5 d. ago Starmer hit with major blow as tech firm backs out of digital ID card scheme

Mosley, grandson of notorious fascist leader Oswald Mosley, said the Labour manifesto for last year's general election did not mention the scheme set out last month and warned it was undemocratic

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6 d. 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.

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8 d. ago Labour seeks mobile phones ban in schools as ministers accused of ‘passing buck’

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said head teachers ‘are already empowered’ to bring in a ban if they see fit.

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8 d. ago Half of Brits fear we are living in a Nanny State after digital ID cards and vape ban

The majority of Brits fear state control is getting too much after UK governments have banned various items being used in public and with the digital ID card scheme looming

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8 d. ago Reform raise security fears for Nigel Farage after his protection was cut just before he was 'demonised' by PM

Policy chief Zia Yusuf accused Labour of 'incitement to violence' and alleged that the number of guards protecting Mr Farage had been cut by 75 per cent.

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8 d. ago Nigel Farage’s security cut by parliamentary authorities, Reform claims

Reform’s Zia Yusuf accused Labour of running a campaign of ‘demonisation’ against Mr Farage.

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9 d. ago The day Labour dragged politics into the gutter: Desperate Starmer accuses Farage of not liking Britain... triggering bitter war of words

The Prime Minister triggered a bitter war of words when he used his speech at the Labour Party conference to repeatedly attack the Reform UK leader,.

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