
Parties across the spectrum united in opposing Starmer’s digital ID plan
Responses to proposals give Downing Street a range of damning assessments to choose from, including,

Mandatory digital ID to be required for employment checks by 2029
To support an ambition to crack down on illegal immigration, the PM has confirmed plans

DSIT confirms digital government and AI ministers
Whitehall’s tech department has fleshed out the roles and remits of a ministerial teamsheet that

West Mids transport bosses float ticketing app plans
Regional transport executive launches exercise to scope the delivery of a ‘digital journey platform’ that

‘UK’s mission is embedding AI safely in society’, Lammy tells UN
Deputy prime minister uses speech to Security Council to warn that, while artificial intelligence offers

Bristol City Council hit with ICO enforcement notice over data delays
Information commissioner gives authority eight months to respond to all outstanding subject access requests after

Government extends £1.5m deals for rapid cyber simulation pen test regime
A duo of providers first signed up in 2023 will remain under contract for 12

DWP backed with £20m this year for digital work on Jobs and Careers service
The benefits department is currently engaged in delivering a programme of major reform, including bringing

MI6 hopes to engage disaffected Russians with dark web portal
The outgoing leader of the foreign intelligence service has revealed the launch of a new

MHCLG looks to reduce consultant use after digital spending spike in FY25
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government increased its spending on specialist temps by

Legacy tech: HMRC rates its technical health at 3 out of 5 – one point below ‘acceptable’
Chief executive reveals that the tax department begins a major £1.6bn programme of upgrade work

Government ‘planning for varied outcomes’ of AI on the labour market
A minister at Whitehall’s tech department has claimed that this administration is keeping a close

Digital platform to enable officials to find Whitehall mentors
A new tech tool, which replaces an Excel spreadsheet, will enable departmental employees to connect

Cabinet Office inks £20m AWS cloud deal
Central agency signs agreement for tech giant’s hosting and support services, with the supplier required

Digital ID booze-buying checks expected by the end of year
With legal changes soon being implemented by the Home Office, products whose purchase requires age

Abolition of NHS England ‘will not hamper digital services or cyber standards’
As government embarks on 18 months of work to bring the central health service entity

Minister: ‘HMRC will be an agile department with modern IT by 2030’
The newly appointed exchequer secretary and chair of the HMRC board told the department’s external

MoD agency begins tests for £1bn AI-powered digital system to help ‘degrade or destroy an identified target’
Supporting the work of the UK’s new Cyber and Electromagnetic Command, the Digital Targeting Web