23 h. ago Tempers flare as MPs clash over digital ID while petition nears 3million signatures

Labour minister Ian Murray hit back at critics in a spiky exchange in Westminster Hall as SNP MP Pete Wishart led calls for digital ID plans to be scrapped

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7 d. ago New UK Government update on calls to stop income tax change in April

The Treasury has responded to an online petition calling for a stop to making tax digital next year.

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8 d. 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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8 d. ago YouTube stars Dan and Phil reveal they’ve secretly been a couple for 16 years

YOUTUBE stars Dan Howell and Phil Lester have revealed they've been dating for 16 years. The former Radio 1 presenters, who have nearly 3million subscribers on YouTube, confirmed their relationship in a new video today. Addressing rumours they are an item, the pair posed the question, "Are Dan and Phil in a relationship?", before answering...

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1 week ago Labour accused of developing a surveillance state as it pushes 'sinister' digital ID cards for children as young as 13

A petition against digital ID signed by almost three million people has been dismissed by ministers who vowed to press ahead with imposing them before the election.

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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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3 w. ago Starmer to announce ‘online hospital’ that will deliver nearly 3million appointments a year in ‘new chapter’ for NHS

KEIR Starmer is set to announce an "online hospital" that will deliver millions of appointments a year as a "new chapter" for the NHS begins. The Prime Minister will use his leader's speech at Labour's conference to set out plans for NHS Online which will connect patients to specialist clinicians. The scheme, which will begin...

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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 Starmer insists Digital ID will tackle illegal working as petition reaches over two million

More than two million people have since signed a petition opposing the plans

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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 Digital ID petition gets more than 1.5m signatures to scrap plans

It received more than 6,800 signatures in an hour on Saturday morning.

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3 w. ago Petition against Keir Starmer's digital ID cards tops 1.5m signatures in just 24 hours

The petition called on the Government to commit to not introducing digital ID cards stating 'We think this would be a step towards mass surveillance and digital control'

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3 w. ago Petition against government's digital ID cards plan tops 1.5 million signatures

“We think this would be a step towards mass surveillance and digital control, and that no one should be forced to register with a state-controlled ID system.”

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3 w. ago More than 1.5million sign petition against digital IDs 24 hours after launch

People will not be required to carry the ID, which will be held on smartphones, or asked to produce it

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3 w. ago Petition against digital ID cards tops 1.5 million signatures

Sir Keir Starmer announced on Friday that the Government would introduce a new ID system by 2029.

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3 w. ago Labour's digital ID will be 'the bedrock of our society', says one of Keir Starmer's top aides

Labour 's new digital ID will form 'the bedrock of the modern state', one of the PM's top aides said today as a petition against the policy passed 1.4 million signatures.

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3 w. ago Government faces backlash over digital ID plans as more than one million people sign petition

The petition has gained over one million signatures and is continuously growing

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer's ID card backlash grows as over 1m sign petition in just 24 hours

A petition that demands the Government 'immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards' has been signed by over 1m people as Brits thumb turn their noses up at the plans

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3 w. ago Petition against digital ID cards hits 1MILLION as critics say Keir Starmer's plan is 'a step towards mass surveillance and digital control'

Sir Keir Starmer says plans for a new digital ID held on people's phones will be an 'enormous opportunity' for the UK and make working illegally tougher.

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