UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer seems to be uniting Britain in ways he hadn’t expected!.
The Labour leader is facing a backlash from all sides including his own party over his proposals for digital ID cards.
The digital ID is supposed to be limited to adults seeking work, but supporters including Sir Tony Blair’s Institute believe it could be expanded into a “super-digital ID card” that could be used to access all public services from claiming benefits to reporting potholes.
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More than 600,000 people have already signed a petition on the Government’s website demanding Starmer not to introduce digital ID cards.
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The Telegraph reports: The Prime Minister has announced his backing for a “Brit card” to verify people’s right to live and work in the UK as part of efforts to stop illegal migrants working in the black economy.
But the proposals are prompting criticism from backbench MPs who are concerned about the impact on privacy and warn that it could become a “dystopian mess”.
Clive Lewis, the MP for Norwich South, said: “This is what happens when you outsource your policy programme to the Tony Blair Institute, corporates and tech billionaires.
“Any trade unions, civil society organisations and campaign groups opposing this dystopian mess – count me in.”
Nadia Whittome, the MP for Nottingham East, added: “If we’re going to reheat Blair-era policies, can we please focus on lifting children out of poverty? Instead of this divisive, authoritarian nonsense.”
The proposals were also criticised by Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labour leader. Mr Corbyn said: “It is excessive state interference – and must be resisted.”
