Ian Murray

Ian Murray

Labour — Edinburgh South

Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 October 2025

Debate

Mandatory Digital ID

Contribution

Of course it is a consultation. It is about how we get this right, what it looks like, how it is built, how federated data is secured, how we deal with digital inclusion and how we deal with the issues in Northern Ireland. That is what the consultation is about. It is about the Government learning from that. [Interruption.] Liberal Democrat Members are heckling from a sedentary position, but their own leader, the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Ed Davey), said on 21 September that “times have changed”, and that he had been impressed by a visit to Estonia, where a liberal Government had brought in digital ID. He said that if a system was “giving individuals power to access public services”, he could be in favour. Four days later, he said that “the Liberal Democrats will fight against it tooth and nail”. It is the same hypocrisy as the Scottish National party; it was their policy five days before they came out against it.

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