Keir Starmer had an emergency meeting yesterday with his new chief secretary, Darren Jones, and other ministers, to discuss the migration problem. Apparently, one of the things they want to consider further is compulsory digital IDs to crack down on illegal working.
As a Blairite, I know I ought to come over all Professor Higgins and say, “By George, I think he’s got it.” Tony Blair’s institute has been pumping out analyses of how a digital identity database is the solution to everything from welfare reform to school absences.
