Exclusive: Keir Starmer Facing Mounting Labour Rebellion Over Digital ID Cards

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer views a screening during a visit to Yash Raj Films, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday Oct. 8, 2025. 

Keir Starmer is facing a mounting Labour rebellion over his plans to introduce compulsory digital ID cards, HuffPost UK can reveal.

Downing Street has announced a series of “outreach” meetings with unhappy backbenchers in an attempt to win them round.

One MP said: “Overtures from them won’t shift people. The anti-digital ID brigade will be unswayed...