8 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer issues update on new digital ID cards after backlash

Protests against the proposed scheme took place in London last weekend

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8 d. ago Keir Starmer pushes ahead with unpopular digital ID plans as he lists benefits

PM Keir Starmer has vowed to push ahead with controversial digital ID plans despite their unpopularity with the public - as he said there were benefits to be had for people

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9 d. 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

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2 w. ago Nearly two million veterans to get digital ID cards access from TODAY

Keir Starmer last month unveiled plans to bring in mandatory digital ID cards to help tackle illegal migration but concerns have been raised over data protection and civil liberties

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3 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.

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3 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

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer meets brains behind 'massive success' of India's digital ID

Keir Starmer is visiting Mumbai for talks with Indian PM Narendra Modi - and said the country had made a "massive success" of the scheme

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3 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...

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3 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.

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4 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.

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