Barrister and writer Steven Barrett has launched a scathing attack on Labour's digital ID proposals, denouncing them as a "massive power grab by a state that is already quite sinister."
Speaking about the Government's plans for mandatory digital identification by 2029, Mr Barrett warned that the scheme represents a deliberate march towards what he called a "Marxist hellhole."
Speaking on GB News, Mr Barrett said: "This is a massive power grab by a state that is already quite sinister. We already arrest ridiculous numbers of people over social media posts.
"A gentleman was even arrested in the middle of the night for posting a meme.
Steven Barrett fumed at the 'sinister power grab' after it was announced that everyone will have a Digital ID
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"If you think everything will be absolutely fine in a world like that, then I’m afraid your ostrich-like behaviour and refusal to admit we live in a sinister country is a threat to the rest of us.
"There is no argument for this. We already have to provide endless information just to get a job.
"I went through a whole rigmarole with HMRC recently passport checks, identity controls and yet migrants are still working illegally.
"Clearly, the system doesn’t work, and they will just circumvent the next one too.
"We have to admit these are Fabian Marxists. They are open about it, it’s on their own websites.
"They want to march us slowly into a communist 'utopia' that the rest of us would see as a hellhole.
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"This is just another mechanism of control, one they will abuse like every system before it."
The Prime Minister has unveiled proposals for compulsory digital identification credentials, with implementation targeted for mid-2029 at the latest.
The scheme would initially require citizens to use digital ID as proof of their right to work in Britain, though ministers are considering broader applications.
The digital credentials would contain holders' names, dates of birth, nationality or residency information, and photographs
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According to Government plans, the digital credentials would contain holders' names, dates of birth, nationality or residency information, and photographs. Officials are also debating whether to include addresses.
The digital files would be stored in a Government-developed "wallet" accessible via smartphones, with the same information held on Government databases for verification purposes.
Downing Street maintains the system would streamline access to Government services, simplify applications for driving licences and benefits, and help combat illegal immigration by making it harder for smuggling gangs to operate.
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