Parliament is set to debate the introduction of Digital ID cards in the UK today after a petition with 3,000,000 signatures ...

OBR says the scheme will cost £600M a year with no identified savings The UK government has finally put a £1.8 billion price tag on its digital ID plans – days after the minister responsible refused ...

Labour is exploring the idea of introducing digital ID cards in the UK as a means of cracking down on illegal immigration and welfare fraud. Two decades after Tony Blair first proposed the idea, ...

Nearly three million people have signed an online petition calling for the UK Government to immediately halt plans for digital ID cards. The creator of the petition, Maxim Sutcliff, contends that the ...

10:33, Mon, Oct 20, 2025 Updated: 10:53, Mon, Oct 20, 2025 The government has responded to campaigners calling for a public vote on the rapid introduction of ID cards in the UK. Prime Minister Sir ...

Keir Starmer’s announcement that the UK will introduce mandatory digital ID for all citizens has sparked furious debate about their use, effectiveness and threat to privacy. In making its case, the ...

A new digital ID system is coming to the UK, and is set to change how businesses verify identity and the right to work. Here’s what you should expect, and how to prepare. We are a team of writers, ...

All Lancashire councils have been urged to band together to oppose the introduction of mandatory digital identity cards in the UK.

The government’s announcement of a national digital ID scheme has had the unfortunate effect of alienating the very suppliers it needs to create economic growth. Why? The UK government wants to be pro ...

The government has given a key response to campaigners asking for the country to be given a say on the rush to introduce ID cards in the UK. The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced in September ...

The government has met with industry representatives to discuss the future of the digital identity market following backlash from the sector after concerns that the wallet would push private digital ...

This isn’t correct. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology confirmed a digital ID will only be mandatory if people wish to work and therefore not everyone living in the UK will need to ...