The UK Labour Government has dropped plans to initiate a mandatory Digital ID programme that would requite all workers in the UK to sign up to the scheme and prove right to work. Registering to the scheme in 2029 will now be optional.
This has become one of Labour’s biggest U-Turn’s in Government due to Keir Starmer and his ministers being adamant that this policy would help the illegal immigration programme and that all UK Citizens must sign up to the scheme, or else face fines.
Instead, the scheme will allegedly deal less with immigration and more with the public accessing public services.
This policy change has been one of many that have been reversed, others include the welfare reforms, the winter fuel payments, and inheritance tax for farmers.
Janet said:
“I welcome the UK Government’s decision to finally drop this misguided scheme, which would have done little more than increase state control over UK citizens.
The policy would have made no meaningful difference in tackling illegal immigration, while the threat of fines made it unnecessarily heavy handed.
This U-turn is yet another example of a government lacking a clear strategy. It highlights a failure to understand how to address illegal immigration effectively.
Rather than attempting to revive outdated, rejected policies from the Tony Blair era, the Government should focus on the challenges we face today.”
