Davey on Digital ID: We will fight this tooth and nail just like Blair's ID cards
26 Sep 2025
EMBARGO: Immediate Release
Responding to Keir Starmer’s speech at the Global Progress Action Summit, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
“Keir Starmer seems determined to lead a Government of gimmicks - that just adds to our tax bills and bureaucracy, whilst doing next to nothing to tackle channel crossings.
“Imagine if the Government devoted this much money and focus on getting GP waiting times down, or fixing social care, instead of pursuing the Labour Party’s decades long obsession with ID cards and more state control.
“It is nonsensical and the Liberal Democrats will fight against it tooth and nail - just as we successfully did against Tony Blair’s ID cards.”
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