The UK government plans to issue all legal residents a digital identity by the end of the current Parliament, which could run until August 2029, with its use required to get a job.… "Digital ID is an ...

Digital ID will be rolled out across the UK as part of the government's attempts to tackle illegal working. But how will it work? Will everyone be legally required to have it? What if you don't have a ...

What was initially sold as a bold move to help stem the flow of illegal immigrants and change the UK’s approach to digital ID has now been abandoned. The proposed scheme, unveiled in September 2025, ...

LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Friday that every worker in Britain will be required to have a digital ID card, a new tool to crack down on illegal migration amid a rising ...

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a visit of the Manufacturing Futures Lab at University College London in London, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP ...

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to members of the media during a visit to a "family hub" at St. Mary's Church Hall in Goldington, Bedfordshire, north of London, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.

New digital ID requirements meant to combat illegal immigration could take effect by July 2029. New digital ID requirements meant to combat illegal immigration could take effect by July 2029. is a ...

With nearly three million people – so far – signing an online petition against the introduction of “digital ID cards”, the government is already fighting to reclaim the initiative after prime minister ...

More than 2.8 million Brits have signed a petition as of Wednesday, calling on the U.K. government to reverse its mandatory Digital ID system over concerns it will lead to "mass surveillance and ...