What are digital ID cards, how will they work and will they be mandatory?
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September 28, 2025September 28, 2025POLITICS

What are digital ID cards, how will they work and will they be mandatory?

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Getty Images The government has announced plans to introduce a digital ID system across the UK, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer saying it will ensure the country’s “borders are more secure”. The IDs will not have to be carried day-to-day, but they will be compulsory for anyone wanting to work. The government says the...

Will digital ID cards stop illegal working?
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September 27, 2025September 27, 2025POLITICS

Will digital ID cards stop illegal working?

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ID cards have always been viewed with suspicion in the UK. For some people they can conjure up images of authoritarian states like Germany in the 1930s, and men in jackboots barking “May we see your papers please?” There were two periods when we had compulsory ID cards here in Britain. The first was during...