Keir Starmer denies roll back of digital IDs is yet another U-turn

PM says changes to plans to make digital document mandatory is ‘technical tweak’ and that digital checks will still be required to prove right to workKeir Starmer has rejected the claim that his change of plan over digital IDs represents another U-turn, as the prime minister faced accusations from the Conservatives that his government had “no sense of direction”.Late on Tuesday it emerged that a key plank of the controversial plan for digital IDs was being rolled back, with the original plan to make the document mandatory for people to show their right to work being dropped, with other forms of identification being allowed instead, for example a passport with a digital chip or e-visa. Continue reading...