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Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled plans to roll out digital ID cards as a mandatory requirement to work in the UK.

The Prime Minister hailed it as a tool that would help curb illegal migration, but the proposal has faced intense backlash.

Concerns have been raised over privacy, and that digital IDs could pose a cybersecurity risk.

More than 1.5 million people and counting have signed a petition calling for the digital ID to be scrapped. ID cards were last considered under Tony Blair in the late 00s, with idea shelved by the coalition government.

But which countries have already introduced digital ID schemes? Read on to find out.

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