Скачать или смотреть Keir Starmer reveals digital IDs will be mandatory to work in the UK - full speech

Anyone who wants to work in the UK will need to have a digital ID by the end of the Parliament, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

The Government hopes the proposed IDs will deter people from coming to the UK illegally by curbing their ability to earn money.

But the move has sparked some criticism from opposition parties, with accusations it is a “gimmick” that will not stop small boats, as well as concerns over privacy.

The Prime Minister said the immigration system needed to be “fair” otherwise it would undermine “people’s faith that we’re on their side and their belief that the state can and will work for them”.

“That is why today I am announcing this Government will make a new, free of charge, digital ID mandatory for the right to work by the end of this Parliament.

“Let me spell it out, you will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID.

“It’s as simple as that because decent, pragmatic, fair-minded people, they want us to tackle the issues that they see around them,” he said during a speech at the Global Progress Action Summit in London.

The plans envisage ID cards being stored on devices in the same way as contactless payment cards or the NHS App.

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