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Created: 2025-07-10 22:14:47 UTC

“It's absolutely obvious to me that people should have a digital identity... Let's stop shouting at the French. A lot of this is on us.”

Ex-MI6 boss, Sir Alex Younger, backs calls for digital ID cards and adds that they could help deter small boat crossings.

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