7 h. ago Starmer slammed at fiery PMQs for 'blowing around like plastic bag in the wind' after 13 U

Kemi Badenoch branded the Labour leader ‘clueless’ after his party appeared poised to water down plans for mandatory digital ID

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8 h. ago Keir Starmer defends digital ID work check plans amid accusations of new U

The Government appears poised to backtrack on its plans to introduce a new mandatory digital identification for right to work checks.

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8 h. 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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11 h. ago The UK is watering down plans for mandatory digital ID cards after a backlash

The British government has scaled back plans for mandatory digital ID cards, initially proposed as a way of helping control immigration

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12 h. ago Mandatory digital ID plans ditched as top minister rejects 13 U

Labour said it is committed to having digital right-to-work checks but that a digital ID or other digital documentation, such as a biometric passport chip, would now be accepted

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12 h. ago 'We look stupid': Furious Labour MPs hammer Starmer after latest shambolic U

Keir Starmer has humiliatingly dropped his flagship plans to make digital ID cards mandatory for right to work checks.

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24 h. ago Starmer set to drop plans to make digital ID mandatory for UK workers

Latest U-turn comes after Labour MPs expressed concern about compulsory nature of proposed scheme

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25 h. ago Digital ID 'to be scaled back in major climbdown' after huge backlash

The Government is reportedly set to water down plans to bring in mandatory digital ID after a fierce backlash - sparking accusations the idea is 'doomed to failure'

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