"A circuit breaker." "Bring back hope." "Do better." That was Andy Burnham's promise to the nation on Monday as he became Britain's seventh Prime Minister in a decade. The digital rights community was watching closely — and they didn't have to wait long for action.
Before even stepping into Downing Street, on the previous Saturday, Burnham scrapped the controversial national digital ID plan. On day one, he sent fresh shockwaves by dismantling the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) entirely and merging it with the Business Department.
