Burnham to scrap Starmer’s digital ID scheme in ‘reset of priorities’

Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham will scrap the digital ID scheme on Monday, reallocating its resources toward tackling the cost of living instead, The Guardian reports. The program, championed by Keir Starmer, was unpopular — Burnham's team frames the reversal as a 'reset of priorities,' signaling where his government plans to focus early.

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