The Government’s new digital ID card will not be known as a "BritCard", 10 Downing St has confirmed
The digital identity card – unveiled last week by Sir Keir Starmer – was immediately dubbed "the BritCard" as that was the name given to the scheme by Labour Together, the influential leftwing thinktank close to Number 10, in the summer.
The concept of a "BritCard" immediately led to push back from politicians in devolved UK regions, notably Northern Ireland where nationalists would have boycotted the scheme if it were known as a "BritCard".
In an interview with GB News’ Chopper’s Political Podcast, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said he had been given assurances that the new ID card would not be called the Brit card.
He said: "I can confirm it’s not called a BritCard. I understand the civil liberties argument. And if this is something that would be used around stop and search and things of that, I think that would be a step too far."
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