Assembly debate on Labour's Digital ID plans

2 releases from 2 parties, 11 November 2025.

Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication

1. Digital ID plan must be scrapped – Frew

   • DUP
   • 11 November 2025
   • Criticism
   • Criticises the uk government or a uk minister
   • Contains a proposal

   DUP North Antrim MLA Paul Frew calls for Labour's Digital ID plans to be scrapped in full, rejecting any separate Northern Ireland arrangement that he says could create a border in the Irish Sea. He criticises Sinn Fein's Assembly motion on the issue and cites a petition and a poll against the…

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2. Brit Card proposal must be scrapped – Gildernew

   • Sinn Féin
   • 11 November 2025
   • Call for action
   • Criticises the uk government or a uk minister
   • Contains a proposal

   Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew urges the UK government to abandon its proposed mandatory digital ID scheme, and says that if it proceeds, Northern Ireland should be exempted. He argues the policy ignores the rights of Irish citizens and local political realities.

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Parties with no matching press release found on their website

• Alliance: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• SDLP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.

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