"You will be checked. Those checks will be digital. And they will be mandatory. What we're now doing is consulting on exactly what that might look like. Challenged on whether this was nonetheless a U-turn, Starmer replied: No. We said that you'll be checked, there will be digital checks. The purpose of it was to stop people working illegally in the country. In the end, that's the overriding consideration for me, because too many people are working illegally in our country."
"Late on Tuesday it emerged that a key plank of the controversial plan for digital IDs was being rolled back, with a proposal to make the document mandatory for people to show their right to work being dropped, with other forms of identification being allowed instead, for example a passport with a digital chip or e-visa. While Downing Street portrayed the change as a technical tweak, it removes the only compulsory element of the plan, significantly watering down the impact of the digital ID scheme."
A key plank of the digital ID plan was rolled back late on Tuesday, removing the proposal to make the digital ID document mandatory to prove the right to work. Other forms of identification will be allowed instead, such as a passport with a digital chip or an e-visa. Downing Street described the change as a technical tweak, but it removes the only compulsory element and significantly reduces the scheme's impact. Keir Starmer said checks will be digital and mandatory and insisted the move is not a U-turn, arguing the measures are needed to stop illegal working. Conservatives accused the government of lacking direction and ridiculed the change.
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