Labour MPs have raised concerns about how the party’s mandatory digital ID scheme policy will lower illegal immigration.

The i Paper understands some in Government hope the move will help pave the way for an expanded one-in, one-out migrant returns deal with France.

But Labour MPs have been publicly, and privately, criticising the policy and arguing that it risks political backlash for minimal gain. New Feature

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The controversial policy, unveiled by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer yesterday , will mean anyone who wants to work in the UK must use a document on their smartphone to prove their immigration status.

The Government hopes the IDs – which it said would be rolled out by the end of this parliament – would deter people from c

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