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November 2022 - Central Government

63% of Britons support compulsory National ID cards: A survey asking the British public how they feel about National ID cards has found that the majority polled are in favour (63%).

The polling by YouGov found that while 32% said they 'tend to support' ID cards for all people who are legally allowed to live and work in the UK, 31% said they would 'strongly support' the move.

When it comes to those in opposition, 12% said they 'tended to oppose' ID cards, while just 10% said they 'strongly oppose'.

Fifteen percent of survey respondents said they 'don't know'.

While 45% of Conservative voters said they 'strongly support' National ID cards, just 18% of Labour voters said the same, with 27% of Lib Dem voters also feeling strongly about their possible introduction. Almost a third of Labour voters (31%) said they 'tend to support' the move, compared with 34% of Conservatives and 36% of Lib Dems.

Lab/Con/Lib Opposition to ID cards

Just over a third of Labour voters said they were opposed to ID cards (35%), compared with 15% of Conservative voters and 28% of Lib Dems.

Leave and Remain Voters

More than three-quarters of Leave voters support the introduction of National ID cards (77%) found the research, compared with 56% of those who voted to stay in the EU.

The polling was in response to Shadow Immigration Minister, Stephen Kinnock, suggesting that Labour might introduce basic ID cards to keep informed about the number of people in the UK, in a bid to counter illegal immigration.

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