New Digital ID Will Be Mandatory To Work in the UK

Digital ID will be mandatory in order to work in the UK, as part of plans to tackle illegal migration. From a report: Sir Keir Starmer said the new digital ID scheme would make it tougher to work in the UK illegally and offer 'countless benefits' to citizens. However, opposition parties argued the proposals would not stop people crossing the Channel in small boats.

The prime minister set out his plans in a broader speech to a gathering of world leaders, in which he said it had been 'too easy' for people to work illegally in the UK because the centre-left had been 'squeamish' about saying things that were 'clearly true.'

Addressing the Global Progressive Action Conference in London - attended by politicians including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney - Sir Keir said it was time to 'look ourselves in the mirror and recognise where we've allowed our parties to shy away from people's concerns.'

'It is not compassionate left-wing politics to rely on labour that exploits foreign workers and undercuts fair wages,' he said. 'The simple fact is that every nation needs to have control over its borders. We do need to know who is in our country.'

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