Anyone in the UK who wants to work will have to have digital ID , Sir Keir Starmer has said in an interview with The i Paper .

The Prime Minister said during what is effectively a relaunch of the controversial policy – first revealed by The i Paper last month – “If you want to work, you’ve got to have it.”

However, he insisted that it would be “voluntary” for all other purposes when questioned by invited reporters, on Thursday. New Feature

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Starmer’s plan to rollout digital ID has proved highly controversial , with an online petition opposed to the scheme nearing three million signatures.

Initially the government promoted the line that the ID was needed to tackle address illegal working which is seen as a key pull factor for

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