{"id":362475,"date":"2026-07-19T01:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/burnham-scraps-starmer-digital-id-scheme-in-first-major-policy-pledge\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T01:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T00:00:08","slug":"burnham-scraps-starmer-digital-id-scheme-in-first-major-policy-pledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/burnham-scraps-starmer-digital-id-scheme-in-first-major-policy-pledge\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnham scraps Starmer digital ID scheme in first major policy pledge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yJGcogK8qVI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Burnham scraps Starmer digital ID scheme in first major policy pledge\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yJGcogK8qVI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In one of his first acts as prime minister, Andy Burnham will scrap Sir Keir Starmer&#8217;s flagship digital ID programme when he takes office on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that other parts of the government&#8217;s digitisation programme, including digitising driving licences, allowing a more uniform login system, and a secure digital storage app for official documents will continue.<\/p>\n<p>Read the latest: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-burnham-starmer-labour-paris-tories-badenoch-farage-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#andyburnham #digitalid #keirstarmer #skynews #breakingnews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: 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>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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