"For too many years it's been too easy for people to come here, slip into the shadow economy and remain here illegally, because frankly we've been squeamish about saying things which are clearly true,"
"That is why today I am announcing this government will make a new free-of-charge digital ID mandatory for the right to work by the end of this Parliament. Let me spell that out: you will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID. It's as simple as that,"
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the government will require a new free-of-charge digital ID for the right to work by the end of this Parliament. He framed the measure as a response to people slipping into the shadow economy and remaining illegally in the country. The announcement was made at an IPPR conference alongside remarks on poverty, climate change, Russia's war in Ukraine, and energy security. Earlier identity-card initiatives under David Blunkett and Tony Blair in the early 2000s involved consultations on entitlement cards and provoked public opposition, including protest by NO2ID campaigners and consultations showing thousands opposing the plans. Immediate opposition to the new scheme emerged, with over one million petition signatures shortly after the announcement, and the government’s proposal is presented as similar to past efforts but with noted differences.
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