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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kate Devlin

Britain should embrace voluntary ID cards, Keir Starmer suggests

Britain should embrace voluntary ID cards, Sir Keir Starmer has said, just weeks after announcing that digital identification will become compulsory to work in the UK.

The prime minister said that while mandatory digital IDs “are very important” for employment, Britain could gain a “significant advantage” by adopting the cards for wider use.

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