Kirstie Allsopp SLAMS Keir Starmer Over Digital ID Plans: “Seriously?! This Is Outrageous”
Kirstie Allsopp has fiercely criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer after he discussed the benefits of a new Digital ID system.
The Labour leader recently posted on X that Digital ID could “save people time and money” when buying a house, sharing a story of someone who had to pay just to verify their identity. Starmer wrote:
“I recently spoke with someone buying a house with her partner. She told me she had to pay just to verify who she was. With digital ID that could be done in seconds and wipe out the costs. Digital ID will save you time and money.”
But the Channel 4 presenter didn’t hold back in her response. Retweeting Starmer’s post, Kirstie fired back:
“Seriously?! This is outrageous, how dare @KeirStarmer pretend that Digital ID is what will sort out our broken homes transaction system, he’s a lawyer FFS he knows this isn’t true.”
The post sparked a debate online, with one follower arguing:
“I usually agree with your posts but I don’t think he’s claimed that it will sort out the whole transaction system. Surely the best way to deal with that is to establish a small working party of people who really understand the technical challenges and get them to redesign it.”
Kirstie replied:
“He is using Digital ID, his agenda, and suggesting that one of its benefits will be to speed up property transactions. If they spent half as much money/time as digital ID will cost on this issue, it would be very quickly solved.”
Another commenter argued that identity verification isn’t the main bottleneck in property transactions:
“Proving your identity is not the issue with buying property. The delays are unbelievable given the system is digitalised. Months to purchase a property is outrageous.”
Meanwhile, the Labour government has announced plans for a mandatory digital ID for anyone wanting to work in the UK. The system aims to simplify access to government services and reduce identity fraud, though it is not intended for daily carry.
Despite Starmer’s claims, critics like Allsopp argue the plan overpromises on practical results, highlighting frustration with broader government performance: broken promises, inflation pressures, and concerns over public spending.
In her scathing commentary, Allsopp didn’t hold back:
“Now, breaking promises or finding obfuscatory, weasel words to excuse them comes naturally to this government… A rise in income tax would, if it goes ahead, be the biggest broken promise of the lot. And what will Reeves and Starmer say? They’ll blame Brexit. Strange that they didn’t do that before the election, isn’t it?”
She continued, criticizing Labour’s broader approach to government spending:
“Even if Reeves knows she should cut expenditure, her own party won’t let her. It believes in gigantic government. Millions upon millions of people paid by the rest of us to stay at home because of the normal stresses of life. That’s the government we elected, folks. That’s democracy.”
Bottom line: Kirstie Allsopp is unapologetically critical, warning that Digital ID, while potentially helpful in certain areas, is being oversold as a silver bullet for systemic problems in property transactions — and the broader Labour agenda raises even more questions about spending and governance.
