The incoming UK prime minister, Angela Burnham, signals a change in direction by planning to drop Sir Keir Starmer’s £2 billion digital ID scheme. Multiple reports describe the move as a deliberate policy shift away from the previous government’s approach to digital identity infrastructure and related spending. The coverage frames the decision as an early signal of how the new administration intends to set priorities, with the digital ID programme singled out as a key example. While the articles focus on the decision to ditch the scheme, they do not provide extensive detail on how the government will replace it or what immediate steps will follow, such as whether contracts will be cancelled, revised, or paused. The reporting also does not fully outline the scope of the savings or the full timeline for winding down the programme. Overall, the sources agree that Burnham’s announcement represents a departure from Starmer’s digital ID plans and is intended to indicate a broader recalibration of government policy.