On 25 September 2025, Nigel Farage unleashed a thunderbolt on X, decrying Keir Starmer's mandatory 'Brit card' digital ID as a gateway to state surveillance that empowers control over citizens while failing to stem illegal migration.
Within hours, the post amassed over 60,000 likes and ignited a firestorm of public backlash, uniting left-wing activists and right-wing reformers in a rare chorus against this perceived dystopian overreach.
