Digital ID card for British people

Downing Street is planning new digital ID cards for British citizens as Dominic Cummings bids to transform the Government's use of data despite privacy fears.

People will get an online identity that can be used for daily activities such as proving ones age, registering with a GP and buying properties from a different location.

Matthew Rice of the Open Rights Group said: 'If the public don't trust that their data is going to be secure, they are not going to engage with the system no matter how seamless or frictionless.'

Minister for digital infrastructure Matt Warman told to the press  he was excited to 'work with partners in the private sector'.

Cabinet Office minister Julia Lopez added: 'There is a need and an expectation for the government to make it easier for people to use digital identities quickly, safely and securely, and we are committed to enabling this.'