UK ditches mandatory digital ID plan as Starmer faces policy backtracks
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The UK government has dropped the plan to make digital ID mandatory for workers, replacing it with an optional system aimed at easing access to public services. Critics say it amounts to a dilution of a flagship policy and a backtrack for Labour’s leadership, fitting into a broader pattern of recent policy U-turns that have drawn scrutiny of Starmer's strategy.
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