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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jane Dalton and Millie Cooke

Compulsory digital ID plan axed as Labour makes another U-turn

Sir Keir Starmer has scrapped a key plank of his plans for digital ID, rowing back on the requirement to make it mandatory for right-to-work checks in yet another U-turn from the beleaguered Labour government.

The prime minister last year said Labour would introduce a digital ID system that would be voluntary in most cases but mandatory for right-to-work checks.

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