1 week ago Brits rage at digital ID card plans as 2.8m sign petition – but Gov says 'we'll do it'

The anger of the British public toward the Government's Digital ID card plans seems to be having little impact, as a new response from Downing Street appears to show

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1 week ago Sir Keir Starmer hails ‘historic day’ as Gaza peace plan is signed

The Prime Minister said the UK could use its experience with Northern Ireland to help monitor the ceasefire.

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1 week ago The Guardian view on peace in Gaza: the relief is real, but Trump’s promise of a ‘golden age’ rings hollow | Editorial

Hostage and prisoner releases are bringing joy to families. But there is no guarantee that the ceasefire will end Palestinian sufferingThe reprieve brought by the end of fighting in Gaza is immense. In Israel, the release of the living hostages has led to widespread elation. In Gaza and the West Bank there are also celebrations, as up to 2,000 Palestinian detainees start to be released – though there is distress, too, due to uncertainty about who is being freed and where they will be sent. In northern Gaza, people can finally return to dig through rubble for the remains of an estimated 10,000 missing people.As recently as three weeks ago, the likelihood of a ceasefire appeared remote. But it has taken effect, and on Monday Donald Trump travelled from Jerusalem, where he was cheered in the Knesset, to Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. There, he joined a high-powered peace summit of more than 20 world leaders, including Sir Keir Starmer. The plan for peace begun there is due to be c...

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1 week ago Sir Keir Starmer arrives in Egypt ahead of the Middle East 'signing ceremony'

The PM is in the Arab Republic as one of approximately 20 world leaders who will attend a peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday.

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1 week ago Israel dismisses Britain's claims to have played a 'key role' in Donald Trump's Gaza peace deal as Starmer heads to Middle East for 'signing ceremony'

Keir Starmer is set to pay 'particular tribute' to the US President at a summit to mark the agreement starting to be implemented.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer will heap praise on Trump over Gaza peace deal at signing ceremony in Egypt tomorrow... weeks after PM's 'virtue

Keir Starmer is set to pay 'particular tribute' to the US President at a summit to mark the agreement starting to be implemented.

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1 week ago Keir Starmer will pay tribute to Donald Trump at 'signing ceremony' for Gaza peace plan in Egypt

The Prime Minister will fly to an international peace summit where he is expected to pay 'particular tribute' to the US President.

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2 w. ago Sir Keir Starmer issues statement after Gaza peace plan agreement

'This is a moment of profound relief that will be felt all around the world'

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2 w. ago Pubs to stay open until 'early hours' in Keir Starmer's plan to save 'British night out'

Britain's boozers have been in steep decline with 209 premises shutting their doors for good in the first of this year alone thanks to soaring costs and the never-ending cost-of-living crisis

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2 w. 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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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...

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3 w. ago Reeves defends PM in row over Reform ‘racist’ immigration policy claim

Sir Keir Starmer had attacked Reform’s plan to remove indefinite leave to remain for non-EU migrants already living in the UK.

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3 w. ago New update on calls to scrap UK Government plans for nationwide digital ID cards

Over two million people have signed an online petition calling on the UK Government not to introduce digital ID cards.

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3 w. ago We asked people in Swansea if they approved of mandatory digital IDs

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Government has announced the plan for digital IDs as part of efforts to crack down on people working illegally in the UK

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3 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Is Reform's plan to strip migrants of 'settled status' racist, as Keir Starmer claims?

The Prime Minister launched a scathing attack on Nigel Farage's party claiming they do not believe in a 'tolerant and diverse' Britain.

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer attacks ‘racist’ Farage plan to deport people settled in the UK

Prime minister says Reform proposal to abolish indefinite leave to remain could ‘tear this country apart’Labour conference – live updatesKeir Starmer has attacked Reform UK’s plan to deport thousands of people already legally living in the UK as “racist” and “immoral”, as he said that Labour had a generational struggle ahead with the populist right.The prime minister, in Liverpool for his party conference, said he did not think that Nigel Farage’s party was trying to appeal to racists, and that he understood people tempted to vote for Reform were frustrated and wanted change. Continue reading...

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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.

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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

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3 w. ago Three new UK towns update as Keir Starmer reveals plan for unleash housing boom

Each new town will have the potential for around 10,000 homes, with a minimum of 40% for affordable housing, along with GP surgeries, schools, libraries and local transport links

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer says Nigel Farage's migrant plan would 'tear UK apart'

The Prime Minister tore into Reform UK’s controversial plans to end indefinite leave to remain, describing them as “one of the most shocking things” Mr Farage had come up with

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