Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Prime Minister insisted there will be checks on people's right to work in the UK as he came under fire in the Commons for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protesters take part in a 'No to Digital ID' demonstration against the planned introduction of a government-issued digital ID for ...

The PAC brings a measure of skepticism to the new inquiry, having run a previous one in 2019, scrutinizing the GOV.UK Verify ...

The UK government has backed down from making digital ID mandatory for proof of a right to work in the country, adding to confusion over the scheme's cost and purpose.… In September last year, the ...

The U.K.’s right and left-wing parties have reached an uncommon consensus: they oppose British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s latest attempt to curb illegal immigration through mandatory digital ID ...

The UK’s proposed mandatory digital ID scheme will not help reduce illegal migration or stop people working illegally, and could instead set up the infrastructure for exclusion and mass surveillance, ...

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to members of the media during a visit to a "family hub" at St. Mary's Church Hall in Goldington, Bedfordshire, north of London, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026.

LONDON (AP) — The British government has watered down plans for mandatory digital identification cards, a contentious idea it had touted as a way to help control immigration. It’s the latest policy ...

What was initially sold as a bold move to help stem the flow of illegal immigrants and change the UK’s approach to digital ID has now been abandoned. The proposed scheme, unveiled in September 2025, ...

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a visit of the Manufacturing Futures Lab at University College London in London, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP ...