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Digital ID will be available to all UK citizens and legal residents, and mandatory in order to work. However, for students, pensioners or others not seeking work, having a digital ID will be optional.

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Starmer says digital ID will be required to work, but opponents call the plan a “gimmick” and warn of risks to civil rights.

The UK government plans to issue all legal residents a digital identity by the end of the current Parliament, which could run until August 2029, with its use required to get a job.

PM says the scheme will make it harder to work illegally but opposition parties argue it won't stop small boat crossings.