John Swinney has said the Prime Minister’s digital ID card plans could “force Scots to declare themselves British”.

The First Minister is opposed to mandatory digital ID proposals being championed by Keir Starmer.

The Prime Minister said on Thursday that the plans for a new digital ID held on people’s phones will be an “enormous opportunity” for the UK and will offer “ordinary citizens countless benefits”.

They are expected to be introduced by the UK Government by the end of the current UK parliamentary term in an attempt to curb illegal immigration.

The plans have faced criticism, with opposition parties in Westminster and Swinney quick to attack them.

“I am opposed to mandatory digital ID,” the First Minister said on X.

“People should be able to go about their daily lives without s

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