By watering down his plans to make digital ID compulsory in yet anorther policy U-turn, the prime minister is showing that he’s lost control of his government’s agenda, writes political editor David Maddox
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By watering down his plans to make digital ID compulsory in yet anorther policy U-turn, the prime minister is showing that he’s lost control of his government’s agenda, writes political editor David Maddox
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