{"id":509789,"date":"2025-10-18T16:06:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T16:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/509789\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T16:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T16:06:12","slug":"thousands-march-through-london-to-protest-digital-id-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/509789\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands march through London to protest digital ID plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tSaturday 18 October 2025 4:18 pm<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Updated:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tSaturday 18 October 2025 4:19 pm\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tShare<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"social-share__popup-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tFacebook\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Facebook\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-share__popup-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tX\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Twitter\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-share__popup-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tLinkedIn\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on LinkedIn\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-share__popup-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tWhatsApp\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on WhatsApp\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-share__popup-item\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\tShare on Email\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img width=\"742\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/City-of-London-Skyline.jpg\" class=\"media \" alt=\"London leads the way as the commanding foreign exchange centre\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\"  \/>\t\tProtestors marched against the digital ID plans\t<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of protesters have marched through central London to show their opposition to digital ID plans.<\/p>\n<p>Under strict police conditions, demonstrators chanted and waved banners along a route from Marble Arch to Whitehall on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The Prime Minister announced in September that a digital ID system would be introduced in 2029 and would be mandatory for people working in the UK as part of a bid to tackle illegal migration.<\/p>\n<p>Former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen walked at the front of the march.<\/p>\n<p>An advert for the protest on the website of organiser Mass Non-Compliance said \u201cif you accept digital ID now, it may be the last real choice you ever make\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police told demonstrators not to deviate from their pre-planned route, and to stay on the left-hand side of the road.<\/p>\n<p>Plans to roll out digital IDs have already faced criticism.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/thousands-gather-in-london-as-police-brace-for-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thousands gather in London as police brace for protests<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conservative former minister Sir David Davis, who campaigned against their introduction during Sir Tony Blair\u2019s Labour government, said: \u201cWhile digital IDs and ID cards sound like modern and efficient solutions to problems like illegal immigration, such claims are misleading at best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe systems involved are profoundly dangerous to the privacy and fundamental freedoms of the British people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has dismissed the plans as a \u201cgimmick that will do nothing to stop the boats\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has also said he is \u201cfirmly opposed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Liberal Democrats have said they would not support mandatory digital ID where people are \u201cforced to turn over their private data just to go about their daily lives\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>By George Lithgow, PA<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/football-and-robinson-march-force-met-to-call-in-500-extra-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Football and Robinson march force Met to call in 500 extra police<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\tSimilarly tagged content: <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tSections\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tCategories\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPeople &amp; 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