The British government has watered down plans for mandatory digital identification cards, a contentious idea it had touted as a way to help control immigration. Officials confirmed that it won’t be compulsory for citizens and residents to show a digital ID card in order to get a job, ditching a key plank of the policy announced in September. Starmer announced in September that “you will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have digital ID. It’s as simple as