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In this video we’re going to take another look at the digital ID proposal, why it hasn’t gone down too well, and why it may be evidence that Starmer has the “reverse Midas touch”.

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Government explainer on digital ID policy:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-id-scheme-explainer/digital-id-scheme-explainer

YouGov and Ipsos polling pre-announcement:
https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/trackers/support-for-the-introduction-of-a-system-of-national-identity-cards-in-the-uk
https://www.ipsos.com/en-uk/57-britons-support-national-id-card-scheme-have-significant-concerns-over-data-security-and

Post-announcement polling by YouGov and More in Common:
https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/survey-results/daily/2025/09/26/aaac5/1
https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/media/oknc4ugl/tables-on-digital-id-sep-2025.xlsx

Anti-digital ID petition:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194

Other party reactions:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1987874758701747
https://www.libdems.org.uk/press/release/davey-on-digital-id-we-will-fight-this-tooth-and-nail-just-like-blairs-id-cards
https://www.itv.com/news/2025-10-03/zack-polanski-warns-of-authoritarian-alarm-bells-at-green-party-conference
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyl3lzzed2o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yv2gj5pd4o

Labour internal opposition:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/andy-burnham-greater-manchester-mayor-new-labour-rachel-reeves-b2835881.html
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-digital-id-backlash-8rvw3x7cw

Palantir reaction:
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/software-giant-palantir-snubs-digital-id-scheme-t0gdsknr2

Full Fact factcheck on in-house vs outsourcing:
https://fullfact.org/technology/digital-id-euan-blair/

Starmer’s “reverse Midas touch”:
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/01/keir-starmer-labour-collapse-public-support-digital-id-cards

Starmer favourability September 2025:
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/52973-political-favourability-ratings-september-2025

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The 1922 committee is the formal grouping of Conservative backbenchers. They have the power to impact a number of different elements within the Conservative party, including the rules for a leadership election. This gives them the power to take away May’s immunity from leadership challenges and could mean them getting rid of the Prime Minister. In this video, we discuss the history and purpose of the 1922 committee and how they could impact Brexit.

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To begin to tackle the UK housing crisis, the government have announced 12 proposed “new town” locations across England. But what does this plan actually involve? And will it even make a dent in the enormous problem its attempting to solve?

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New Towns Taskforce final report:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68d694b79cb44667f7a1cee7/New_Towns_Taskforce_Final_Report.pdf

Initial government response to report:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-towns-taskforce-report-to-government/initial-government-response-september-2025#the-taskforces-recommendations

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With the UK now out of the EU, the nation is now able to negotiate its own trade deals, so this week Boris Johnson initiated trade talks with the Australian government. In this video, we discuss the initial remarks, what a deal could look like, and what both sides have to gain and lose.

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1 – http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-10973-2016-ADD-6/en/pdf
2 – https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:22000D0929(01)#page=953
3 – https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1273161756131688448?s=20
4 – https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/752616/Information_pack_UK_Australia_FTA_consultation.pdf
5 – https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/Exiting-the-European-Union/17-19/Cross-Whitehall-briefing/EU-Exit-Analysis-Cross-Whitehall-Briefing.pdf
6 – https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/australia-launches-uk-free-trade-agreement-with-a-warning-about-protectionism-20200615-p552uw.html
7 – https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/australia-launches-uk-free-trade-agreement-with-a-warning-about-protectionism-20200615-p552uw.html
8 – https://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/united-kingdom/Pages/united-kingdom-country-brief
9 – https://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/united-kingdom/Pages/united-kingdom-country-brief
10 – https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jun/17/uk-begins-talks-with-australia-and-new-zealand-on-free-trade-deal-for-post-brexit-era
11 – https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/grdc-update-papers/tab-content/grdc-update-papers/2016/08/the-impact-on-australian-agriculture-of-britain-leaving-the-european-union
12 – https://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/negotiations/aukfta/objectives
13 – https://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/negotiations/aukfta/objectives
14 – https://www.ft.com/content/750b31e2-63ca-404f-be03-0753c294e8a9
15 – https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/whodoestheuktradewith/2017-02-21
16 – https://www.itv.com/news/2020-06-17/uk-publishes-negotiating-objectives-for-australia-and-new-zealand-trade-deals/
17 – https://www.ft.com/content/750b31e2-63ca-404f-be03-0753c294e8a9
18 – https://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/negotiations/aeufta/Pages/default
19 – https://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/agreements/negotiations/aeufta/Pages/default
20 – https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jun/17/uk-begins-talks-with-australia-and-new-zealand-on-free-trade-deal-for-post-brexit-era

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Much of the media’s attention at the Labour Party Conference revolved around one man: Andy Burnham. So why is the Mayor of Greater Manchester dominating headlines right now? And could the “King in the North” actually usurp Keir Starmer?

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Sources:

YouGov MRP Poll September 2025:
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/53059-yougov-mrp-shows-a-reform-uk-government-a-near-certainty-if-an-election-were-held-tomorrow

Burnham Polling
https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/explore/public_figure/Andy_Burnham

Andrew Gwynn Confirming He Won’t Step Down
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/andy-burnham-mp-labour-x32b8pgw6

Labour Party Rulebook
https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Rule-Book-2025.pdf

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