Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to scrap Starmer’s £1.8bn plan for a digital ID scheme.
Jack Coulson, Head of Advocacy at Big Brother Watch said the public had been “clear that they do not want mandatory ID. The Government backing down shows what campaigns like Big Brother Watch’s can achieve”
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