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Starmer under fire over humiliating digital ID U-turn as Labour peer says he’s ‘disappointed but not surprised’
https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/09/26/09/26090600-b3450631-247a-478c-bba7-dbee62b23c11.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 Sir Keir Starmer’s U-turn on plans for mandatory ID cards has been fiercely criticised by…
Swinney ‘deeply concerned’ he was not informed about tanker in Scottish waters
https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/01/14/10/2a6738230421c7bcb3008b8e43e5c7daY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY4NDcwODIx-2.83026675.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 Scotland’s First Minister is “deeply concerned” he learned about a seized Venezuelan-linked oil tanker in…
Rachel Reeves says digital IDs will not be only way to prove right to work in UK
https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/01/14/10/7f68057799f76d0b1f81d870a7f99cf0Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY4NDY5MDAx-2.82833938.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 The Chancellor has said the Government is “relaxed” about what form of digital documentation people…
Greenland latest: JD Vance to lead Trump team in White House showdown with Denmark and Greenland PMs
https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/01/13/19/Greenland_US_History_53325.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 Trump responds to Greenland PM rejecting US sovereignty: ‘That’s gonna be a big problem for…
Why people are objecting to a Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ being built in London
https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/06/05/11/48db17f0f8186ad269993ba0013423b2Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzQ5MjA0MjE4-2.78945532.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 Britain’s government is expected to approve a controversial “mega” Chinese embassy in London, despite years…
New 2026 rates and dates confirmed for universal credit, PIP, state pension and more
https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/10/27/16/c6052b81d8dee07b4c6b349ee17b39d7Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzYxNjY1OTQy-2.80132787.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 It has been revealed how much better off millions of Brits will be later this…
Plane used in Venezuela boat strike ‘painted to look like civilian aircraft’
https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/10/16/21/12/Trump-boat-strike.jpeg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 A US military aircraft, reportedly painted to resemble a civilian plane, was used to strike…
Police chief blames AI for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in apology to MPs
https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/08/08/10/3f912062dced2bb1252f806cdec212efY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU0NzI5MTA5-2.81211314.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 West Midlands Police chief constable Craig Guildford has apologised to MPs for giving them erroneous…
School drops Samuel Pepys’ name from house over ‘abusive’ behaviour towards women
https://static.independent.co.uk/2023/05/26/19/GettyImages-51239551.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 Students at a Cambridgeshire school have voted to remove 17th-century diarist Samuel Pepys’ name from…
Digital ID latest: Starmer under fire from Blair ally as Labour makes yet another U-turn over mandatory IDs
https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/01/13/20/410456efadc3e97b31274b42355b659cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzY4NDIxMTA3-2.81759990.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 Starmer pushes benefits of Digital ID cards: ‘I want to get on with it’ Sir…
