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Translink urging under 16s to download the digital travel ID card

Translink has partnered with digital ID experts Yoti to introduce a new, digital travel ID card for school students aged 13 to 16, giving young people an easy way to provide proof of age. The Translink Travel U16 Youth ID, which is safe and secure ...

16 Sept 2023 at 15:33

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

Cabinet minister refuses to rule out Blair’s call for return of ID cards

A Labour Cabinet minister refused to rule out the introduction of digital ID cards after former premier Sir Tony Blair called for the documents to help control migration Sir Tony, who championed ID cards when he was in office only for the idea ...

07 Jul 2024 at 09:44

Government rejects Blair’s call for digital ID cards to help control migration

The Government has ruled out the introduction of digital ID cards after former premier Sir Tony Blair called for the documents to help control migration. Sir Tony, who championed ID cards when he was in office only for the idea to be killed ...

07 Jul 2024 at 11:18

Minister cannot say if cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover was state-sponsored

A business minister said he cannot confirm or deny whether the major cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover was state-sponsored. When pressed by the Conservatives to reveal who was behind the attack, Sir Chris Bryant said he will not “jump to ...

09 Sept 2025 at 15:41

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 ...

26 Sept 2025 at 14:30

Ed Davey suggests Lib Dems no longer staunchly against introducing ID cards

Sir Ed Davey has suggested he is open to the idea of digital ID cards, if they do not curb freedoms. The Liberal Democrats historically opposed the idea of introducing state-sanctioned identity cards when it was suggested by Tony ...

21 Sept 2025 at 15:47

Mandatory ID risks forcing unauthorised migrants ‘into shadows’, warn groups

Mandatory digital ID risks pushing “unauthorised migrants further into the shadows”, the leaders of eight civil liberties groups have warned. Big Brother Watch’s interim director Rebecca Vincent was among those warning that ...

24 Sept 2025 at 11:31

All UK citizens will have digital ID but only to prove right to work – Nandy

All UK citizens will have to have a digital ID under new plans but they will only need to show it to prove their right to work, a Cabinet minister has said. The digital ID will be compulsory for anyone who wants to work in ...

26 Sept 2025 at 10:36

Digital IDs will be mandatory to work in UK, Keir Starmer says

Anyone who wants to work in the UK will need to have a digital ID by the end of the Parliament, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Government hopes the proposed IDs will deter people from coming to the UK illegally by curbing ...

26 Sept 2025 at 13:20

Cooper defends prospect of digital ID for children as young as 13

Yvette Cooper has defended the prospect of digital ID for children as young as 13 amid warnings of “state overreach,” saying many teenagers already use similar forms of identification. The Foreign Secretary insisted the ...

10 Oct 2025 at 13:22

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