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Basil the Great@BasilTheGreat · Oct 3, 2025

🚨UK GOVERNEMNT RESPONDS TO PETITION AGAINST DIGITAL I.D - Signed by over 2 and a half million people The response: -…

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The UK government responded to a 2.5 million-person petition against digital ID by claiming it will proceed with the policy, stating it helps combat illegal immigration and aligns with their manifesto—claims the thread author contends are false, arguing digital ID was not mentioned in the manifesto and citing past examples of government dishonesty on similar policies.

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    🚨UK GOVERNEMNT RESPONDS TO PETITION AGAINST DIGITAL I.D - Signed by over 2 and a half million people The response: - We will introduce Digital I.D still - It will help tackle illegal immigration - In line with our manifesto This was not in their manifesto it is an absolute lie. Full response below ⬇️🧵

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    Just to be clear, there are lies in this response that already contradict other things we know for a fact. They lied about assisted dying when that came in as well and changed it to make it worse later in the process This will be the same