Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch calls the scheme a "desperate gimmick", while the Lib Dems fear it would force people to turn over their private data.

Asked why Sir Keir did not intervene when the CPS said it would withdraw the case, given the Government’s evidence described threats China poses to the UK, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “The suggestion that the Prime Minister should have stepped in at this point is frankly absurd.

The government has given a key response to campaigners asking for the country to be given a say on the rush to introduce ID cards in the UK. The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced in September that a digital ID system would be introduced in 2029 and would be mandatory for people working in the UK as part of a bid to tackle illegal migration.

The WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaign is stepping up its efforts to secure compensation from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ). The campaign group had a successful meeting with dozens of MPs in Parliament this week.

Nigel Farage said "I suppose we call that a win" after the small boat migrant who threatened to kill him was jailed for five years. Afghan national Fayaz Khan, 26, made the threat to kill the politician in a TikTok video last year.

Letter shared exclusively with The i Paper shows Britain is concerned about live animal exports, gene editing and foie gras