64 m. 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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1 hour 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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2 h. 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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2 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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2 h. 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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3 h. 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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3 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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4 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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4 h. ago Rachel Reeves insists help for pubs is coming but says temporary support 'not affordable'

The Chancellor told BBC Breakfast she hadn't spent a 'huge amount of time' at the pub recently as government edges closes to business rates U-turn

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4 h. ago 'This is actually going to happen. It is going to improve your rail links'

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, speaks out over Northern Powerhouse Rail plans

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5 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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5 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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5 h. ago Rachel Reeves confirms pubs will get ‘more temporary support’

It follows pressure from landlords and industry groups over a major hike in business rates.

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5 h. ago Rachel Reeves says she is 'working intensely' on pubs bailout

Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed there is 'additional support coming' and she was determined to 'get this right'.

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6 h. ago UK digital ID card: Everything we know as Labour announces another U

The UK government has seemingly reversed its decision to implement mandatory digital ID cards to prove the right to work

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6 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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6 h. ago Keir Starmer to address nation as fury builds over 'spineless' U

The Government is reportedly preparing to water down its digital ID proposals, as Labour struggles to regain its popularity following a string of debacles and the rise of Reform UK

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6 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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12 h. ago HMRC sets out key details of tax change for state pensioners

Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out some key tax changes in the Autumn Budget

Economics

16 h. ago Guinness UP by 4p a pint and favourite lagers to be WATERED DOWN as desperate pub bosses try to dodge Reeves’ tax grab

RACHEL Reeves was blasted last night as pubgoers were hit by a double whammy of pricier Guinness and diluted alcoholic drinks due to her devastating tax grab.  Guinness Draught maker Diageo is putting up a pint of the Black Stuff by 4p from April as it manages rising costs.   It comes as pubs are watering...

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