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Tim Holmes, Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice, Bangor University

Digital ID cards: what are they and how will they help the UK deal with illegal immigration?

The UK’s new digital ID card scheme, announced by Keir Starmer on September 26, has two big questions swirling around it. Is it a solution to illegal immigration? And will it give the government too much power to monitor people?

These questions are likely to dominate discussion and debate for some time. A petition has been posted and civil liberty groups and politicians are already questioning the value of the scheme. But what is the reality?

What is a digital ID card?

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