A petition calling on Sir Keir Starmer not to push ahead with plans to introduce digital ID for all British adults has now surged past two million signatures.
The petition, still awaiting a response from Sir Keir's Government, soared by more than a million in fewer than 24 hours from Thursday into Friday to reach the 1.5 million mark. By Sunday morning, it had shot up past two million - making it the most popular petition in Britain, ahead of another poll demanding a fresh General Election.
Among the most engaged constituencies include Nigel Farage's seat of Clacton, with the Prime Minister also facing a local fight from thousands of residents in his own seat of Holborn & St Pancras. However, the largest number of signatures so far have come from Labour-held seats, mostly in the North East of England.
Hartlepool, which was won by Jonathan Brash in the 2024 General Election, raced into the lead - and as of Friday night, boasted the second-highest number of sign-ups. Meanwhile, Alyn & Deeside, Bolsover, Easington, Jarrow & Gateshead East, and Whitehead & Workington all surged early on.
Houghton & Sunderland South, which is home to prospective Labour deputy leader Bridget Phillipson's seat, was on course to reach 4,000 signatures by the weekend.
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