Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Keir Starmer has ditched plans to force all workers to have digital ID cards in his 13th U-turn since becoming prime minister.

In a major humiliation for the PM, the Cabinet Office confirmed that the controversial cards would no longer be compulsory for those seeking employment.

When the policy was announced in September last year, Starmer said: “Let me spell it out, you will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have........

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