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<\/p>\nThe British government has announced plans to require all newborn babies to be given a digital ID, with parents who refuse facing jail time and confiscation of their child by the state.<\/p>\n
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This Orwellian scheme, revealed by the Daily Mail,<\/em> exposes Labour\u2019s true agenda: a lifelong tracking system masquerading as a tool to curb illegal immigration.<\/p>\n The move is being slammed as a blatant power grab, with many warning it has nothing to do with border control and everything to do with eroding freedoms from birth.<\/p>\n The proposal emerged in secretive Cabinet Office meetings led by minister Josh Simons, who cited Estonia\u2019s model where infants get unique numbers at birth registration for accessing public services.<\/p>\n Simons even suggested digital IDs could help teenagers log into virtual communication networks, tying into global crackdowns like Australia\u2019s under-16 ban on apps such as TikTok<\/em>.<\/p>\n Announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer in September as a way to verify job candidates\u2019 right to work, the scheme is slated for rollout by 2028-29 at a staggering \u00a31.8 billion cost. But the government has stonewalled on details, fuelling suspicions of mission creep.<\/p>\n Shadow Cabinet Office minister Mike Wood blasted the idea: \u201cLabour said their plan for mandatory digital ID was about tackling illegal immigration. But now we hear they are secretly considering forcing it on newborns. What do babies have to do with stopping the boats? This would be a deeply sinister overreach by Labour \u2013 and all without any proper national debate<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Former Tory Cabinet minister Sir David Davis echoed the outrage, calling it \u201ccreeping state surveillance<\/em>.\u201d He added: \u201cThe idea that we should allocate children ID at birth is frankly an affront to centuries of British history, and is being put out by stupid ministers who really don\u2019t understand the technology they are playing with. They think they are being clever and modern, but a large number of people will be outraged by this. It will end up being hated by a lot of people<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Davis accused Starmer of peddling the policy on a \u201cbogus premise<\/em>\u201d before quietly ballooning it without parliamentary input, labelling it a \u201cconstitutional disgrace delivered in a disgraceful manner<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Liberal Democrat spokesman Lisa Smart warned: \u201cReports that ministers may be considering dragging newborn babies into their already over-reaching digital ID scheme would be a frightening development<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Attendees at the meetings, sworn to secrecy, described jaws dropping when the newborn ID concept was raised. One source told the Daily Mail<\/em>: \u201cThe disturbing prospect of digital IDs for newborn babies shows this has nothing to do with right-to-work checks, immigration or giving people choices. It\u2019s a cradle-to-grave digital file being dishonestly forced on every single Briton. This is a shocking, underhand way to massively expand a controversial policy our country has always rejected<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Big Brother Watch, a leading privacy advocacy group, sounded the alarm on X<\/em>:<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 BREAKING \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n Newborn babies could be given Digital ID under secretive cradle-to-grave surveillance plans.<\/p>\n The disturbing prospect of digital IDs for newborn babies shows this was never about right-to-work checks, immigration or \u201cchoice\u201d.<\/p>\n We must stop this #No2DigitalID<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/XpQ7i9PQRR<\/a><\/p>\n — Big Brother Watch (@BigBrotherWatch) January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n