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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot in Mumbai

Keir Starmer to look at India’s digital ID system during visit to Mumbai

Two men walk a red carpet lined by security officers from a British Airways plane
Keir Starmer is welcomed to Mumbai by the governor of Maharashtra, Acharya Devvrat, for talks with political and business leaders. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Keir Starmer is to examine India’s digital ID system on his visit to Mumbai as a potential model for the UK, praising the system as a “massive success”.

Speaking on his two-day trip to Mumbai, where he met an expert on India’s digital ID system, Starmer defended the introduction of a similar measure in the UK, saying he believed the rollout of a voluntary system could be expanded to school applications, mortgages and driving licences.

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