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Jul 19, 2026 · Archive
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Britain's Incoming PM Scraps National ID Scheme Before Taking Office

Andy Burnham's team told the BBC the digital ID system is dead, sending the money and staff toward cost-of-living relief instead.

  • Burnham, sworn in Monday as Britain's seventh PM in a decade, ends Starmer's flagship ID plan.
  • Starmer's outgoing government pitched the scheme to fight illegal-immigration hiring and ease access to services.
  • Big Brother Watch's Jack Coulson: 'the British people were clear' on rejecting mandatory ID.

Why it matters: The state proposed a national ID system without a vote and abandoned it without one too.

Breitbart (reporting Andy Burnham's office statement to BBC) ↗ · Jul 19, 20267/19/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check