Minister dodges cost questions while promising smartphone-free access and 'robust' verification The UK government has revealed some thinking about digital identity in response to written questions ...

The British government has watered down plans for mandatory digital identification cards, a contentious idea it had touted as ...

Mandatory digital ID cards were billed primarily as a tactic to stop illegal migration. They would make employing illegal ...

The Prime Minister has abandoned his plans for mandatory digital ID cards to verify someone’s right to work in the UK.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every working adult in Britain will be required to have a new government-issued digital identity card as part of a fresh attempt ...

The plan, announced by the prime minister in September, was intended to help crack down on the apparent ease with which ...

UK digital ID cards will be optional under Keir Starmer's revised plans, while employers must adopt mandatory digital ...

Critics called plan "Orwellian nightmare" ...

Keir Starmer is set to announce digital ID cards for all adults in the UK in a bid to tackle illegal migration. The PM is expected to confirm the move in a speech on Friday as he seeks to clamp down ...

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 ...