By Niamh Harris
In an alleged attempt to crackdown on all the illegal migrants arriving in England in small boats, the British PM Sir Keir Starmer is seriously considering introducing digital ID cards.
Starmer did not say whether identification cards would be made compulsory, but confirmed that the government was considering a rollout of the technology for every citizen in the UK.
Apparently he decided to ‘explore’ the idea after French President Emmanucel Macron demanded action that would make Britain less attractive to illegal migrants.
The Mail Online reports: Downing Street confirmed ministers are examining proposals for a digital ID scheme 15 years after the idea was abandoned following an outcry about the impact on civil liberties.
Under one option, anyone applying for a new job would be required to produce their digital ID to demonstrate that they have the right to live and work in the UK.
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Similar provisions could also be introduced for those moving to new accommodation, making a benefit claim or accessing public services.
Labour ruled out ID cards as recently as July with Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds saying the idea was ‘not our approach’.
But Sir Keir has been told by Mr Macron to address ‘pull factors’ attracting migrants to Britain in return for French help in stopping the boats. Allies of the French president have warned the UK’s lax rules make it an ‘El Dorado for migrants’.
Whitehall sources said former PM Tony Blair has also continued to push the idea behind the scenes. And with Sir Keir coming under intense pressure to be seen to be acting on illegal migration, he has now down a U-turn. The PM’s official spokesman told reporters that the Government would ‘always look at what works’.
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Asked if the idea could eventually mean compulsory ID cards for all, he said: ‘We are willing to look at what works when it comes to tackling illegal migration.’
Questioned about the civil liberties row that ended the last bid to introduce compulsory ID cards, the spokesman said ministers believed ‘the debate has changed since the last time we had this discussion’ with people more relaxed about the idea of having to prove their identity online.
The move came as Yvette Cooper claimed there was ‘no alternative’ to Labour’s plan for tackling the small boats crisis, which has seen an increase in Channel crossings of almost 50 per cent this year.
Privacy and civil liberties group Big Brother Watch said that that a mandatory digital ID system would usher in a “dystopian nightmare” where everyone in Britain would be “forced through digital checkpoints to go about our everyday lives”.
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