The United Kingdom is preparing for one of its biggest changes to identity verification in decades. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed that by the end of the current Parliament, which runs until 2029, people will not be able to work in Britain without a digital ID.

The proposal comes against the backdrop of Britain’s long-running struggle with irregular migration. In recent years, thousands of people have attempted to enter the country in small boats across the Channel, the narrow stretch of sea that separates southern England from northern France. Immigration became one of the central issues in the last general election, which brought Starmer’s Labour Party to power after 14 years of Conservative rule.

For Starmer, the digital ID is a way of responding to those pressures. He

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