2 days ago · The government has dropped plans requiring workers to sign up to a new digital ID system in order to prove their right to work in the UK. Instead, Labour ministers say existing checks, using ...

The UK government has backtracked on a plan to require all workers to have a digital ID following a backlash. It will no longer be mandatory to register with the digital ID program to prove one ...

23 hours ago · In early 2026, the UK's Labour government under Keir Starmer scrapped mandatory digital IDs for workers amid privacy backlash and public outcry, echoing past failed schemes. The …

1 day ago · The UK government scraps mandatory digital ID for work checks amid privacy backlash, making it optional by 2029

2 days ago · The UK government is retreating from plans to make a new digital ID mandatory for employment following intense political and public opposition.

21 hours ago · 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 …

17 hours ago · The UK Government officially ended its plan to introduce Digital Identity documents as a requirement for all employees.