Minister dodges cost questions while promising smartphone-free access and 'robust' verification The UK government has ...

No 10 Downing Street scored a coup when it told the lobby that it was going to scrap the Government’s controversial digital ...

The British government has watered down plans for mandatory digital identification cards, a contentious idea it had touted as a way to help control immigration.It’s the latest policy U-turn by Prime ...

The plan, announced by the prime minister in September, was intended to help crack down on the apparent ease with which migrants can work illegally in the UK.

Nearly three million people have signed an online petition calling for the UK Government to immediately halt plans for digital ID cards. The creator of the petition, Maxim Sutcliff, contends that the ...

LONDON – British citizens and permanent residents will have to produce a mandatory digital identification card in order to get work, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Friday, reviving a ...

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Keir Starmer is facing a furious backlash after he unveiled plans to make every British citizen carry a digital ID card. The prime minister said the so-called “Brit Cards” would be a vital tool in the ...

A new digital ID system is coming to the UK, and is set to change how businesses verify identity and the right to work. Here’s what you should expect, and how to prepare. We are a team of writers, ...