Digital IDs should carry Welsh flag - FM
4 hours ago Share Save Emilia Belli Westminster correspondent, BBC Wales and Mark Palmer Assistant editor, Wales politics Share Save
Getty Images Eluned Morgan wants Welsh flags to feature on the forthcoming digital IDs
Digital IDs for Welsh people should include the Wales flag, the first minister has said. "That is something that I'm definitely going to be pushing with the UK government," said Eluned Morgan. Passports and driving licenses do not carry the Welsh flag, but driving licenses in Wales are bilingual. Morgan said Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar MSP was also canvassing to have the Scotland flag represented on digital IDs for Scottish people. The government at Westminster has announced plans to introduce a digital ID system across the UK, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer saying it will ensure the country's "borders are more secure".
Digital IDs will be stored on smartphones and will be used to prove a person's right to live and work in the UK.
Under the proposals, announced by the prime minister last week, all adults working in the UK will require a digital ID card in order to work - part of an attempt by the UK government to crack down on illegal immigration. The IDs, which will be stored digitally on smartphones, will include details such as name, residency status, date of birth, nationality and a photo - in theory, making it harder for people without status to find jobs. It will not, however, be compulsory to carry your ID on a day-to-day basis. The government says the ID scheme will be rolled-out before the next UK general election, which by law must be held no later than August 2029.
Meanwhile, Morgan said Starmer needs to provide more funding for Wales if he is to be a "help rather than a hinderance" to Welsh Labour at next year's Senedd elections. Speaking to BBC Wales at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, the first minister said she was having "informal conversations" with the prime minister about her demands.
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