UK Will Require Every Worker to Have Digital ID

Every worker in the U.K. will be required to have a digital ID card, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Friday.

The goal is to crack down on illegal migration, he said. Workers will need to produce the card when seeking employment, with the law taking effect by the end of the decade.

“You will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID,” Starmer said. “It’s as simple as that.”