Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:18pm on 15 Jan 2026,Thursday International
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer mocked the Conservative Party during Wednesday's parliamentary debate, saying they had "more positions in 14 years than the Kama Sutra," while defending his government's decision to drop mandatory digital ID cards for workers. Starmer emphasized Labour remains committed to cracking down on illegal employment through digital, mandatory checks, though the specific ID form remains flexible. He highlighted Conservative instability, noting they had five prime ministers, six chancellors, eight home secretaries, and sixteen housing ministers over fourteen years, leaving the country "screwed." The digital ID proposal, introduced September 2024, faced widespread opposition over privacy concerns. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called it "rubbish policy," while Reform UK's Nigel Farage celebrated it as a "victory for individual liberty."
