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Yvette Cooper and Jonathan Reynolds previously ruled this out, and it's obvious that it will do nothing to prevent immigrants from working illegally. Not to mention that the fact that we don't allow successful asylum claimants to work is repugnant.
So the question is: who leant on him? Who is it that really wants this? Is Palantir going to get the contract, by any chance?
I think it will be Oracle. They massively fund the Tony Blair Institute, and Blair has always had a love of ID cards.
Maybe he does really think this is a way to appeal to those who want controls on immigration, but without doing something too tough, which would alienate his MPs.
I think he's probably making a mistake though. This digital ID policy seems to be very unpopular, with both the left and the right. The petition that opposes digital ID now has 1.7 million signatures, and it will probably get a few more.
This guy is such a dicking idiotic loser I am surprised he hasn't drowned in the toilet
i mean it's so patently obvious this is a trump idea from their meetig
Is he just picking the most odious policy possible?
The leadership are completely out of touch.
welcome back, tony blair 5.0
Tony blair but a downgrade
At least Blair knew how to start an illegal war.
He also did the child trust fund. Free money so he's in my good books.
It only took 15 years and the destruction of society but Labour will finally get their ID cards.
wow i thought that was alcohol-bloated pete hegseth