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Keir Starmer says digital ID cards are an ‘enormous opportunity’ and will make it tougher to work illegally
Starmer says digital ID cards an 'enormous opportunity' for UK and will make working illegally tougherKeir Starmer says plans for a new digital ID held on people’s phones will be an “enormous opportunity” for the UK and make working illegally tougher.
Digital ID will become mandatory as a means of proving the right to work under the plans, but people will not be required to carry or asked to produce it. It will be available to UK citizens and legal residents by the end of this parliament, reports the PA news agency.
Starmer said: I know working people are worried about the level of illegal migration into this country. A secure border and controlled migration are...
UK politics live: Starmer says only viable option in Middle East is two-state solution
Politics tamfitronics Sue Gray quits: Defence secretary says Labour cabinet is ‘most unified’ he’s ever served inSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailToday marks a critical day in the race to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader, with Conservative MPs set to eliminate one of the four remaining candidates. Following a morning hustings, MPs started to cast their votes this afternoon, cutting the field down to three ahead of another vote on Wednesday. James Cleverly has been tipped as the frontrunner, bolstered by a key endorsement from former rival Mel Stride and a well-received speech at last week’s party conference, urging members to “sell Conservatism with a smile”. His competitors, Kemi Badenoch, Tom Tugendhat and Robert Jenrick, are scrambling to secure...
Musk goads Starmer by sharing Labour MP’s deleted offensive tweet after free speech spat
Politics tamfitronics Elon Musk has branded Sir Keir Starmer a "hypocrite" over his approach to policing - while also goading the prime minister over a Labour MP's historical tweets.Musk has been sparring with Sir Keir since last week after the prime minister blamed social media companies for allowing the spread of false claims that the Southport stabbings suspect was an asylum seeker - which prompted riots across the UK.The billionaire tycoon, who has proclaimed free speech as a key goal of his takeover of Twitter, which he renamed X, has also expressed his disbelief that people who incite violence online are being prosecuted in the UK.On Friday, Musk called Sir Keir a "hypocrite". He did this in response to the prime minister...
