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The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer, has announced that new digital identification cards will brought in to try to help tackle immigration issues in the country, mainly by ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a new requirement for all working adults in the country to carry a digital identification called the Brit Card. In practice, the Brit Card will be based on ...

Brits might feel like they need to carry some sort of ID with them everywhere they go these days. From driving licenses to supermarket loyalty cards, it seems we are constantly being inundated with ...

More than one million people have signed a petition against plans for new digital ID cards – as a Daily Mail poll showed only a quarter of people back them. Sir Keir Starmer has said the controversial ...

It was 16 years ago, on a platform at St Pancras International in central London, when home secretary Alan Johnson stood proudly and flashed a new identity card for the British, calling it a ...

Plans are being made for the introduction of new digital ID cards that can be held on your phone. The Government hopes the proposed IDs will support efforts to reduce illegal immigration by curbing ...

The Government is set to introduce digital ID cards to tackle illegal migration. The announcement will be made by Sir Keir Starmer during a speech on Friday, it is understood The so-called Brit-Card ...

09:24, Sat, Sep 27, 2025 Updated: 09:25, Sat, Sep 27, 2025 Sir Keir Starmer has been warned his controversial digital ID plans could see elderly people shut out of key services. More than two million ...

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Read below to find out why the Tories have slammed the scheme ANYONE who wants a job in Britain will soon need a digital ID under plans backed by Sir Keir Starmer. The PM will tomorrow give his ...