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EPISODE · Sep 27, 2025 · 13 MIN

What is the Brit Card and why is it so contentious?

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The so-called ‘Brit Card’ - Keir Starmer’s plan for a mandatory digital ID - is drawing rare unity in Northern Ireland, where every major party has come out against it. Joining Anton to discuss is John Finucane, Sinn Féin MP for North Belfast & Adam Boulton, Sky News journalist and broadcaster..

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The so-called ‘Brit Card’ - Keir Starmer’s plan for a mandatory digital ID - is drawing rare unity in Northern Ireland, where every major party has come out against it. Joining Anton to discuss is John Finucane, Sinn Féin MP for North Belfast & Adam...

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