Protests are scheduled to occur throughout the United Kingdom.
The demonstrations, coordinated by the Together Declaration organization, will take place on Saturday, April 25 between 2pm and 5pm in the capitals of London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast.
Activists and presenters representing various political viewpoints will urge the government to abandon digital identity proposals, cautioning that such systems would limit engagement with employment and essential services for individuals who prefer not to confirm their identity through digital means.
Alan Miller, co-founder of Together, stated: “From continuing to try to force eight million directors on to One Login Digital ID, to peddling the U16 social media ban, this government is continuing its attempt to have us all to verify to participate. Not in any manifesto yet here we are again. At Together we are pushing back. The government needs to listen to the people and scrap digital ID.”
Among those addressing attendees in London will be Baroness Claire Fox, former police officer Harry Miller, hospitality campaigner Adam Brooks, and veterans’ representative Matt Hellyer.
Those organizing the events maintain that digital identity proposals have no public backing and would create what they describe as a “papers please” environment where everyday activities become contingent on verification systems controlled by the state.