Digital ID backlash over plans to include kids aged 13 as minister defends idea

Maria Simulescu

Kids as young as 13 could be required to have digital ID cards under plans being weighed up. Critics have lashed out at proposals to include under-16s, branding them "sinister" and "unnecessary". Keir Starmer says he wants to roll out digital identification by 2029. Supporters say it will be a key tool in tackling illegal migration, as those applying for jobs and housing will have to show they have the right to be in the UK. But it has provoked a fierce backlash, with nearly three million

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