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UK digital ID plans will no longer be mandatory - The Verge

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The UK government has reversed its plan to make digital ID cards mandatory for workers, following significant public and political backlash. This decision marks a notable policy shift away from compulsory national identification.

  1. UK digital ID plans will no longer be mandatory  The Verge
  2. Starmer and Badenoch clash at PMQs over digital ID U-turn  BBC
  3. Stop U-turns and get a grip, Blunkett tells Starmer  The Telegraph
  4. Onwards and sideways for Keir after another U-turn leaves him going nowhere | John Crace  The Guardian
  5. U.K. Retreats on Plan to Require ‘BritCard’ ID for Workers  The New York Times

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