Britons will be able use digital IDs to access free childcare and file their tax returns, one of Sir Keir Starmer’s closest Cabinet allies has suggested.
Darren Jones, the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, said the launch of online identification would stop people feeling a sense of “dread” when they need to use public services.
The Government also suggested that the scheme – which would allow people to store proof of identity on their smartphone – could be used to determine a person’s eligibility to buy knives, fireworks and alcohol.
However, addressing MPs, Jones admitted that he does not know how much the controversial digital ID plan will ultimately cost the Government.
Jones’s drive to extoll the benefits of digital ID is part of a Government campaign to build support for the policy, following mixed messages from ministers and a U-turn by Starmer on whether it will be mandatory.
Last autumn, the Prime Minister announced that he would introduce a system of digital ID across the UK before the next general election, arguing that it would help the Government to curb illegal working and by extension the small boats crossing the Channel.
Initially, Starmer had said the scheme would be mandatory for anyone wishing to work in the UK. However, at the start of this year the Government backtracked by saying it would not be compulsory for workers.
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