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Next UK prime minister Andy Burnham drops digital ID scheme
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Andy Burnham, incoming UK prime minister, will scrap the digital ID scheme.
A spokesperson for the new Labour Party leader confirmed the plan.
The digital ID scheme was described as troubled by the government.
Burnham takes office on Monday.
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