16 m. ago PMQs live: Badenoch blasts ‘clueless’ Starmer over succession of U

The Conservative leader welcomed the reversal on digital IDs but said Sir Keir should ‘try to get it right the first time’

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26 m. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should Labour scrap digital IDs entirely, after axing mandatory plan for workers in latest U

Keir Starmer had vowed to crack down on illegal immigration by making digital ID compulsory to verify a person's right to work in the UK, but he was forced into a 13th U-turn since becoming PM.

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27 m. ago Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs amid criticism over digital ID U

Ministers have rolled back central element of digital ID plans, possibly allowing people to use other forms of identification to prove their right to workHere are extracts from three interesting comment articles about the digital ID U-turn.Ailbhe Rea in the New Statesman in the New Statesmans says there were high hopes for the policy when it was first announced.I remember a leisurely lunch over the summer when a supporter of digital IDs told me how they thought Keir Starmer would reset his premiership. Alongside a reorganisation of his team in Number 10, and maybe a junior ministerial reshuffle, they predicted he would announce in his speech at party conference that his government would be embracing digital IDs. “It will allow him to show he’s willing to do whatever it takes to tackle illegal immigration,” was their rationale.Sure enough, Starmer announced “phase two” of his government, reshuffled his top team and, on the Friday before Labour party conference, he duly announced his ...

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60 m. ago DWP PIP update for millions as Timms Review gives new progress statement with ‘lived experience’

The review could alter the entire PIP system following Labour’s welfare reforms

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60 m. ago Keir Starmer expected to accept place on Trump’s board to run Gaza

Former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair was previously considered for the board, but was denied full membership following objections from Middle Eastern state leaders

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The Scottish First Minister has hailed his Government’s tax and spending plans for 2026-27, which were unveiled at Holyrood on Tuesday.

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78 m. ago PMQs live: Starmer set to clash with Badenoch as PM criticised over ‘shambolic’ digital ID U

Sir Keir Starmer will face questions from MPs

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2 h. ago Digital IDs will not be only way to prove right to work in UK, says Chancellor

It is the latest in a series of U-turns by the Government.

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2 h. ago First Minister 'deeply concerned' he was not told of seized tanker in Scottish waters

The Marinera is in the Moray First as it is restocked with food and water for crew

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2 h. ago X's Grok AI 'won't produce sexualised images of women and children'

After the Prime Minister demanded the US tech billionaire to act to stem the creation of deepfakes, the social media tool last night began refusing to comply with user requests.

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2 h. ago Swinney ‘deeply concerned’ he was not informed about tanker in Scottish waters

The Marinera was seized by US forces in the North Atlantic last week.

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2 h. ago Rachel Reeves says digital IDs will not be only way to prove right to work in UK

It is the latest in a series of U-turns by the Government.

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3 h. ago Vote of no confidence in Wigan council’s leadership set to be debated

The move, instigated by an Independent councillor, has been described as 'gesture politics' by Labour leaders at the authority

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3 h. ago Digital ID latest: Starmer under fire from Blair ally as Labour makes yet another U

Lord Blunkett ‘disappointed but not surprised’ by the governments latest U-turn

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