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Every adult in Britain will require a digital ID under plans to tackle illegal immigration. Writing for The Daily Telegraph, Sir Keir Starmer said the government would make a "new, free-of-charge digital ID that would be mandatory for the right to work by the end of this parliament". Sky News earlier reported that the prime minister was due to announce his backing for the scheme in a speech on Friday. The idea behind the so-called "Brit card" is that it would verify a citizen's right to live and work in the UK. The plans would require anyone starting a new...