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Digital ID backlash over plans to include kids aged 13 as minister defends idea

Digital ID backlash over plans to include kids aged 13 as minister defends idea

Campaigners have lashed out at proposals to include children aged 13 or over in its digital ID rollout - which the government says will tackle illegal migration

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