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Blair and Hague unite in push for new ‘digital IDs’

Every citizen should be issued with a “digital ID” as part of a “fundamental reshaping of the state around technology”, Sir Tony Blair and Lord Hague have urged. The former political rivals said the challenge of adapting to the new technological ...

22 Feb 2023 at 09:23

Government must be ‘reordered’ around AI, says Tony Blair

The Government must “reorder” itself around the AI revolution and get behind the introduction of digital ID, former prime minister Sir Tony Blair has said. The former Labour leader said digital identification should be deployed to help the UK ...

31 Jan 2025 at 18:10

Parties across divide in Northern Ireland unite against digital ID cards

Parties across the usually sharp political divide in Northern Ireland have united to oppose digital ID cards. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced plans for the so-called “Brit-Card” to allow the verification of a citizen’s right to ...

26 Sept 2025 at 14:30

Support for digital ID plummets after Starmer announces policy

Support for digital ID has collapsed since Sir Keir Starmer announced a national rollout as Government policy last week, according to polling. More In Common research showed strong support for a national digital ID card system in June, ...

01 Oct 2025 at 16:06

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UK Government ‘in discussion’ with Irish administration over digital ID scheme

The UK Government is “in discussion” with the Irish Government over a proposed digital ID scheme. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced last week that the new ID system would be introduced by 2029, and would be mandatory for ...

30 Sept 2025 at 17:54

Starmer eyes expansion of digital ID system to manage public services

Sir Keir Starmer has met the architect of India’s national identification system, as he seeks to expand his plans for a digital ID. The Prime Minister announced in September that the new digital ID system would be introduced in ...

08 Oct 2025 at 22:30

What we know about plans to introduce digital IDs

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed plans to introduce digital IDs by the end of this Parliament. Here is what we know so far: – Will they be compulsory? Digital IDs will become mandatory to prove the right to work, ...

26 Sept 2025 at 11:19

Digital ID cards branded a ‘gimmick’ and ‘cynical ploy’ to fool voters

Digital ID cards are a “cynical ploy” designed to “fool” voters into thinking something is being done about immigration, Reform UK has claimed. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch also dismissed the plans as a “gimmick that will do ...

26 Sept 2025 at 00:01

Digital ID could form ‘bedrock of modern state’, says senior Starmer aide

Labour intends a new digital ID to form “the bedrock of the modern state”, one of the Prime Minister’s senior aides has said. Sir Keir Starmer announced on Friday that the Government would introduce a new ID system by ...

26 Sept 2025 at 21:41

Petition against digital ID cards tops 1.5 million signatures

A petition calling for the Government not to introduce digital ID cards has received more than 1.5 million signatures. Sir Keir Starmer announced on Friday that the Government would introduce a new ID system by 2029 ...

27 Sept 2025 at 07:05

Swinney accused of ‘playing politics’ over UK Government’s digital ID plan

John Swinney has been accused of seeking to “play politics” over UK Government plans to create digital ID – with a member of Sir Keir Starmer’s Cabinet insisting it will not be called a “BritCard”. Scottish ...

26 Sept 2025 at 11:34

Digital IDs will likely hold less data than online cookies – Attorney General

Digital IDs will “probably” hold much less personal data than online cookies, the Government’s most senior law officer has said. Lord Richard Hermer said he had “bitterly opposed” the concept when Sir Tony ...

28 Sept 2025 at 18:23

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