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This week the government announced plans for every adult in the UK to carry a digital ID card with them. This could be used to prove a person has the right to work in this country, and even to access public services.

People would need to show the so-called ‘BritCard’ when starting a new job and it would then be automatically checked against a central database of those entitled to work in the UK.

The legalities are still yet to be approved, but the new system would allow officials to see what check had been carried out and compare that with HMRC payroll data to guide immigration enforcement, the Daily Star reports.

However the announcement was met with plenty of backlash and a petition reached well over 1million signatures to oppose the plans made by Labour . Only a sel

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