Government U-turns on mandatory digital ID cards for workers

UK ends plan for BritCard ID being only acceptable identification for right to work, after backlash

Critics called plan "Orwellian nightmare"

The Great Grok Bikini Scandal is just Digital ID via the Backdoor.

Two days ago, the British government announced a U-turn on their proposed digital identity, and that the much-anticipated “BritCard” would no longer be mandatory to work in the UK. This was welcomed as a victory by both fake anti-establishment types whose job is to Pied Piper genuine opposition, and some real resistance who should know …

UK Government Scraps Mandatory Digital ID Plans After Widespread Public Backlash

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has abandoned plans to make digital identification mandatory for workers in the United Kingdom, backing away from the proposal amid concerns that compulsory IDs would erode public trust. The post UK Government Scraps Mandatory Digital ID Plans After Widespread Public Backlash appeared first on Slay News.

UK Government Backs Down on Digital ID Mandate

Britain’s left‑wing government has reversed course on a controversial plan to require digital ID cards for everyone wishing to live and work in the UK, but Reform UK leader Nigel Farage made clear the issue is far from resolved. The government’s surprise announcement this week that the digital ID “Brit Card” will no longer be compulsory was greeted as a major victory by critics of the policy, who had mounted months of pushback and even gathered …

Digital ID no longer compulsory for UK workers as government shifts focus

Registration to be voluntary, though ministers say digital right-to-work checks, including via biometric passports, will still be introduced by 2029 - Anadolu Ajansı

Digital ID: what’s changed?

Reports say the government has dropped plans to require mandatory digital ID to work, yet ministers insist there still will be mandatory digital checks. We look at exactly what has changed.