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To: Prime Minister Keir Starmer
No Mandatory Digital ID Cards in Northern Ireland
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Reverse your plans to introduce mandatory digital ID cards.
Why is this important?
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced the introduction of digital ID cards which will be mandatory for people working in the UK. And once again, people living in the North have been completely overlooked.
Under the Good Friday Agreement, people in Northern Ireland can identify as British, Irish or both. It’s the law of the land, and forcing those of us who identify as Irish to carry a ‘Brit card’ will just not wash here.
By moving towards a digital identity-backed database, there is also the risk that mandatory digital ID cards will deeply infringe upon our civil liberties
We call on Keir Starmer to protect the Good Friday Agreement and reverse his plans for mandatory digital ID cards today.
Under the Good Friday Agreement, people in Northern Ireland can identify as British, Irish or both. It’s the law of the land, and forcing those of us who identify as Irish to carry a ‘Brit card’ will just not wash here.
By moving towards a digital identity-backed database, there is also the risk that mandatory digital ID cards will deeply infringe upon our civil liberties
We call on Keir Starmer to protect the Good Friday Agreement and reverse his plans for mandatory digital ID cards today.