The British government announced last week that all employees will be required to hold a digital identity card , amid Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s attempts to curb undocumented immigration and reduce the apparent threat from the populist Reform UK party.

Addressing the Global Progress Action Summit on Friday – alongside leaders from Canada, Australia and Iceland – Starmer said his left-leaning Labour government had been overly “squeamish” about discussing voters’ concerns on immigration.

That, he added, has allowed parties such as Reform UK – which campaigns on a strongly anti-immigrant ticket – to gain popularity. Reform, which is led by Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, has been touted by polling groups as likely to be Labour’s main challenger at the next election, due in 2029.

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