PM says the scheme will make it harder to work illegally but opposition parties argue it won't stop small boat crossings.

Prime minister Keir Starmer today (26 September) announced plans for a compulsory national digital identity scheme, which will see all citizens and residents with a digital ID by the end of this Parliament.

OVER one million Brits have signed a petition to block Keir Starmer’s new compulsory Digital ID. Fuming citizens have expressed their concerns over privacy after the PM introduced a new

Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce plans for a compulsory UK-wide digital ID scheme in a speech on Friday. The prime minister believes it would help crack down on illegal working and modernise the state, according to senior figures in government.

Sir Keir Starmer’s flagship digital ID card scheme could expose every UK adult to a “nightmare” breach, with hackers potentially ransacking a central database of 50 million

Labour attempted to introduce an identity card when it was in power in the 2000s, but the plan was dropped on civil liberty concerns. Identity cards were abolished in the UK after World War Two, and Britons typically use documents such as passports and driving licences to prove their identity.

Darren Jones, chief secretary to the Prime Minister, said the proposal could lead to ‘exciting’ public service reform.

The UK has long resisted the idea of Identity cards, which were abolished after World War II, but Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government is under pressure to tackle immigration that populist forces claim is uncontrolled.