Digital IDs will not be only way to prove right to work in UK, says Chancellor

The Chancellor said plans are now for a form of digital identification to be mandatory for right-to-work checks but was not limited to the new digital ID scheme (PA) - (PA Wire)

The Chancellor has said the Government is “relaxed” about what form of digital documentation people could use to prove their right to work in the future, signalling a climbdown on its flagship digital ID policy.

Rachel Reeves said plans are now for a form of digital identification to be mandatory for right-to-work checks, but that this would not be limited to the new digital ID scheme unveiled last year.