Burnham Drops Digital ID Push to Prioritize Cost-of-Living Relief
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UK Labour leader Andy Burnham will scrap the plan for a mandatory government-issued digital ID for all adults, redirecting the resources to cost-of-living relief and other everyday priorities, while signaling plans to pursue North Sea oil and gas drilling in line with Labour's manifesto.
- Andy Burnham to scrap digital ID to focus on cost of living in first major policy pledge BBC
- Burnham to scrap Starmer’s digital ID scheme in ‘reset of priorities’ The Guardian
- Next UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham Drops Digital ID Scheme U.S. News & World Report
- The money will instead by spent 'on people's everyday priorities' facebook.com
- Burnham to ditch Starmer’s £2bn digital ID scheme to signal change of direction The Independent
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