The UK is set to introduce new immigration law which requires all adults in the country to own a digital ID, issued by the government.
According to Sky News, the proposed policy which requires legislation before being rolled out , is the government’s latest bid to tackle illegal immigration, and check fake identity.
The ID also known as ‘Brit Card’ if introduced will serve as proof of a citizen’s right to live and work in the UK.
Under the new system, immigration enforcement would be able to see which checks have been carried out and use it to track down those working illegally.
Initially sceptical about the policy over perceived civil liberties restrictions, prime minister Sir Keir Starmer will set out the plans shortly.
In July, Labour peer Harriet Harman told Sky News that the black economy and ID cards would “make it more difficult for people to work illegally”.
French President Emmanuel Macron has repeatedly warned that the lack of ID cards in the UK acts as a major incentive – a pull factor for Channel crossings – as migrants feel they are able to find work in the black economy.
