2 days ago · 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 …

2 days ago · The British government has scaled back plans for mandatory digital ID cards, initially proposed as a way of helping control immigration.

2 days ago · When the government first announced the policy plan, it argued that mandatory digital ID for workers would make it easier to clamp down on immigrants working illegally.

2 days ago · The UK government is retreating from plans to make a new digital ID mandatory for employment following intense political and public opposition.

2 days ago · The UK government has dropped plans to make digital ID cards mandatory for employment, marking a policy U-turn by PM Keir Starmer amid political and public backlash. Officials …

1 day ago · Ministers confirmed on 14 January that the planned mandatory digital ID card will now be voluntary, with ePassports and eVisas accepted instead. The U-turn follows fierce public opposition …

UK waters down mandatory digital ID after public backlash Officials now say digital right‑to‑work checks will remain mandatory, but when the UK’s digital ID scheme is introduced around 2029 ...