Rachel Reeves ‘pretty relaxed’ about what form of digital ID workers use

Right to work can be proved using digital ID card, e-visa or e-passport, in change to policy government insists is not a U-turn

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The chancellor has insisted she is “pretty relaxed” about what form of digital ID people use to prove their right to work in the UK, amid criticism of the government’s latest U-turn.

It emerged on Tuesday that a central element of Labour’s plans for digital ID cards was being rolled back, leaving open the possibility that people would be able to use other forms of identification to prove their right to work.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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