Labour is exploring the idea of introducing digital ID cards in the UK as a means of cracking down on illegal immigration and welfare fraud. Two decades after Tony Blair first proposed the idea, ...

In September 2025, the UK government announced a plan to introduce a mandatory digital ID for citizens and legal residents. The digital ID would be required for Right to Work checks (i.e. employers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer listens during a pannel discussion at the Progress Global Action Summit, in London, Friday, ...

Keir Starmer’s announcement that the UK will introduce mandatory digital ID for all citizens has sparked furious debate about their use, effectiveness and threat to privacy. In making its case, the ...

Bangor University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. What was initially sold as a bold move to help stem the flow of illegal immigrants and change the UK’s approach to digital ID has ...

The U.K.’s right and left-wing parties have reached an uncommon consensus: they oppose British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s latest attempt to curb illegal immigration through mandatory digital ID ...

Ministers and No.10 officials are to hold “digital ID engagement” meetings and working groups with backbenchers as the government tries to win round unhappy Labour MPs. One invitation, seen by ...

The government has met with industry representatives to discuss the future of the digital identity market following backlash from the sector after concerns that the wallet would push private digital ...

During the Second World War the government introduced compulsory ID cards as part of their emergency measures. It was not until seven years after the War that ID cards were finally withdrawn. Clarence ...