UK: Burnham government scraps digital ID card project

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham abandons plans to introduce a digital verification system.

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The scheme aimed to check work entitlement and was set to launch by 2029.

Its estimated cost stood at £1.8 billion (over €2 billion).

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