UK Government Pushes ‘Cradle to Grave’ Digital ID for Babies Plan

The United Kingdom’s digital identity project is accelerating into what critics warn is a full-blown technocratic surveillance regime, as globalist government ministers are now privately discussing assigning digital IDs to newborn babies at birth, locking citizens into a lifetime “cradle to grave” tracking system before they can even walk.

The shocking expansion, revealed by the Daily Mail, exposes what many see as the real agenda behind the ruling socialist Labour Party’s digital identity scheme.

According to the report, the “sinister” plan is being advanced by government ministers during “secret meetings” without public input.

Despite claims by leftist Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government, the plot is not about border enforcement or fraud prevention, but total population monitoring of the general public for life.

Ministers have justified the digital ID rollout as a tool to curb illegal immigration, which has run rampant in recent years due to the government’s own lax border policies.

Instead, the proposal under discussion would embed the system directly into the birth registry, pairing infants’ health records with permanent digital identifiers controlled by the state.

Critics say the plan represents one of the most aggressive assaults on privacy in modern British history.

The newborn-ID concept reportedly emerged during Cabinet Office meetings led by minister Josh Simons, who invoked Estonia’s digital governance model, where babies receive unique identifiers at birth in order to access public services.

Simons also floated the idea that digital IDs could be used to verify minors logging into social media, aligning the plan with global policy pushes such as Australia’s moves to restrict under-16s from platforms like TikTok.

Starmer, who is listed as one of the World Economic Forum’s “people,” first unveiled the digital identity agenda last September.

The globalist PM branded the plot as a workplace verification system to confirm employment eligibility.

The project is expected to cost UK taxpayers £1.8 billion ($2.4B) and roll out between 2028 and 2029.

However, government officials have refused to release full details, fueling fears of deliberate “mission creep.”

Conservative MPs and civil liberties advocates say the mask has now slipped.

Shadow Cabinet Office minister Mike Wood slammed the government’s direction, stating:

“Labour said their plan for mandatory digital ID was about tackling illegal immigration.

“But now we hear they are secretly considering forcing it on newborns.

“What do babies have to do with stopping the [illegal alien] boats?

“This would be a deeply sinister overreach by Labour – and all without any proper national debate.”

Former Conservative Cabinet minister Sir David Davis issued a stark warning, calling the proposal “creeping state surveillance.”

He added:

“The idea that we should allocate children ID at birth is frankly an affront to centuries of British history, and is being put out by stupid ministers who really don’t understand the technology they are playing with.

“They think they are being clever and modern, but a large number of people will be outraged by this.

“It will end up being hated by a lot of people.”

Davis warns that the ministers behind the scheme are “stupid” and dazzled by their own gadgets.

He further blasted Starmer’s approach as a policy sold on a “bogus premise” and expanded without parliamentary scrutiny, labeling it a “constitutional disgrace delivered in a disgraceful manner.”

Liberal Democrat spokesman Lisa Smart echoed those concerns, warning:

“Reports that ministers may be considering dragging newborn babies into their already over-reaching digital ID scheme would be a frightening development.”

Insiders present at the closed-door discussions described stunned reactions when infant enrollment was raised.

One attendee told the Daily Mail:

“The disturbing prospect of digital IDs for newborn babies shows this has nothing to do with right-to-work checks, immigration, or giving people choices.

“It’s a cradle-to-grave digital file being dishonestly forced on every single Briton.

“This is a shocking, underhand way to massively expand a controversial policy our country has always rejected.”

“You could see jaws dropping around the room,” one source reportedly told The Times.

Privacy watchdogs say the implications are vast, especially as Starmer’s broader biometric identity project grows.

The initiative, marketed as a “Brit Card” tied into the UK One Login platform, would centralize access to work, services, healthcare, benefits, banking, and potentially travel.

Opponents warn that such systems can easily evolve into economic coercion tools, where dissenters risk losing access to employment or public services with the click of a bureaucratic switch.

Big Brother Watch has been among the most outspoken critics.

In a post on X, the group highlighted Big Brother Watch director Silkie Carlo’s testimony opposing the system:

“Nobody believes that a mandatory digital ID is about stopping illegal immigration

“So…what is it really about?

“@silkiecarlo speaks truth to power, giving evidence against digital ID.”

The rollout is being framed as a border-security measure, but government migration figures show the vast majority of inflows occur through legal immigration pathways, not asylum evasion.

Critics say that means the real enforcement impact will fall disproportionately on domestic citizens, while doing little to stem the mass illegal immigration numbers.

A government spokesman attempted to downplay the revelations, insisting:

“The only mandatory area of the programme will be for digital right-to-work checks.

“Only people starting a new job will need to use the scheme.”

But a Whitehall source insisted that the newborn ID proposal remains “hypothetical” pending consultation, a qualifier that observers note does nothing to change the fact that the conversation is actively occurring behind closed doors.

For many Britons, the concern is not theoretical.

Digital identity systems across Europe and Canada have already expanded far beyond their initial scope, in several cases becoming gateways tied to medical care, banking, transportation, and state-administered social scoring.

Critics say the Labour supermajority-controlled UK is moving down the same path, only faster, and with less transparency.

This is not a policy course correction; it is a fundamental restructuring of the relationship between citizen and state.

The British people now face a crossroads:

A future of anonymous private life or permanent biometric tagging beginning at birth.

Unfortunately for the taxpaying public, the globalist government isn’t giving them a say in the matter.

Source: https://slaynews.com/news/uk-government-pushes-cradle-grave-digital-id-babies-plan/

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