Sir Keir Starmer is expected to unveil plans to introduce digital identification cards for people living in the UK at the Labour Party conference this month.
The PM has been 'exploring' the idea in recent weeks and, while finer details of the scheme are supposedly still being ironed out, an announcement could come as early as the annual meet, which begins on September 28.
Starmer is determined to plough ahead with scheme, which is part of efforts to overhaul the country's asylum and immigration system, according to a report by the Financial Times.
The Labour government is under pressure to curb record migrant arrivals crossing the Channel in small boats, while also addressing the strain of housing tens of thousands of asylum seekers.
One option under consideration would give digital IDs to all people legally entitled to reside in Britain, whether citizens or those with legal immigration status, a source briefed on the matter told the newspaper.
