MP against Starmer's plans for digital ID cards
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When Sir Keir Starmer announced his planned “Brit Card”, he billed the scheme as part of a crackdown on illegal migration, with his officials declaring that the new official digital ID “will curb the prospect of work for illegal migrants,
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 support to the scheme, aimed at clamping down on illegal
Digital identity cards will be mandatory for every worker in the UK under new plans to be announced by prime minister Sir Keir Starmer on Friday. The “Brit card” is the Labour government’s latest attempt to crack down on illegal migration, designed to make it harder for people without the right to work to find employment.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch calls the scheme a "desperate gimmick", while the Lib Dems fear it would force people to turn over their private data.
The government said the new system would help to curb illegal migration, but opponents said it would infringe on citizens’ privacy.
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In principle, the current eVisas scheme and the new digital ID card would cut off access to legitimate work for those entering the country illegally – although groups such as Migrants’ Rights Network have questioned the value of the eVisas scheme for those wanting to prove their immigration status.
Britons have expressed their outrage at Sir Keir Starmer's plans for mandatory Digital ID cards, warning it will "split Britain" rather than renewing it.Speaking to GB News, Londoners in Notting Hill told National Reporter Will Godley that the Prime Minister's move has "declared civil war" on Britain.