Andy Burnham has scrap Keir Starmer's digital ID plans… or so we thought.

Andy Burnham has scraped Sir Keir Starmer’s plan for digital ID cards, pledging to redirect the resources towards “people’s everyday priorities”

Sir Keir announced digital ID plans ahead of last year’s Labour conference, saying it would be mandatory for right-to-work checks as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration.

Ministers expected the programme to go further, becoming the “bedrock of the modern state” in a system of “government by app”.

But support for digital IDs collapsed after Sir Keir announced the plans, and ministers later said it would be voluntary for right-to-work checks.

Shadow technology secretary Julia Lopez said: “Labour have wasted millions of pounds on this project and now Andy Burnham is trying to pretend he’s riding to the rescue.

“After pressure from the Conservatives, mandatory ID was already apparently off the table. Andy Burnham now needs to explain whether that was untrue, or whether he is simply claiming credit for a decision that had already been taken.

“Andy Burnham should stop the political theatre and be clear about what exactly he is scrapping. Only the Conservatives have the team and the plan to restore common sense to public policy.”

But the question is: When will this be put into effect and will it actually happen?

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