Ian Collins interviews Jack Elsom, Political Editor at The Sun, focusing on a major political fallout: the Labour government’s proposal for mandatory Digital ID cards for all UK adults and the ongoing migrant crisis.
Ian Collins introduces the segment with an video from Keir Starmer’s speech, in which Starmer presents the Digital ID as non-negotiable for the right to work. Collins immediately highlights the “sinister” and authoritarian tone of the announcement.
Jack Elsom suggests that the entire policy is a massive “Starmer screw-up,” arguing that the Prime Minister’s decision to launch the mandatory Digital ID is a cynical attempt to appear tough on illegal immigration after admitting that Labour had previously been weak on the issue.
Elsom states that Starmer is trying to sound like a hardliner on migration to counter the rising threat from Reform UK but is ultimately straddling two horses, risking alienation of his left-wing base while failing to outflank Nigel Farage.
He also points out that the move is politically weak because the technology itself does nothing to solve the actual problem, noting that current law already requires proof of status to work.
The core argument against the ID card, highlighted by Ian Collins, is the potential for government overreach and the complete failure to address the core issue of deportation.
Collins notes the ease of forging documents and the fundamental truth that digital IDs do not solve illegal migration because, as long as the asylum and human rights systems prevent the swift removal of individuals, the deterrent is non-existent.
Collins and Elsom also discuss the bizarre timing of the announcement and question the Prime Minister’s integrity.
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