Opinion UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer directly addressed his new policy of mandatory digital ID in the country for 23 seconds in its effective launch speech.
Appearing at an international conference of center-left leaders run by the IPPR think-tank on 26 September, the UK prime minister talked about the challenges of delivering social democracy, eventually touching on the subject of illegal migration.
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"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," he said before getting to the point.
"That is why today I am announcing this government will ma