UK Launches Digital ID Initiative: Prime Minister Starmer's Plan to Combat Illegal Immigration

Sep 26, 2025 05:34 pm CST

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has unveiled plans for a nationwide digital identification system stored on mobile phones, designed to simplify access to government services while tackling illegal immigration by making work authorization verification mandatory. The initiative comes amid growing public support for digital ID solutions despite the UK's historical resistance to national identity cards.