{"id":309266,"date":"2026-01-13T21:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-u-turns-on-plans-for-mandatory-digital-id-cards\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T21:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:00:32","slug":"starmer-u-turns-on-plans-for-mandatory-digital-id-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-u-turns-on-plans-for-mandatory-digital-id-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer U-turns on plans for mandatory digital ID cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EZCVJfRogsY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Starmer U-turns on plans for mandatory digital ID cards\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EZCVJfRogsY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir Starmer has U-turned on plans for mandatory digital ID cards, Sky News understands.<\/p>\n<p>At the time it was announced last year, the government said that digital IDs would become mandatory for the right to work by the end of this parliament &#8211; which is 2029.<\/p>\n<p>But Sky News understands this will no longer be the case.<\/p>\n<p>#idcards #keirstarmer #migration <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Keir Starmer has U-turned on plans for mandatory digital ID cards, Sky News understands. 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