Will government's ID scheme help stop small boat crossings?

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The prime minister is to announce a new national scheme of compulsory digital ID for all adults, to crack down on illegal working. We'll debate whether the proposals can stop small boat crossings.

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Sensitive data about children, and their parents, has been stolen by hackers targetting a chain of nurseries. How alarmed should we be?

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy becomes its first head of state to be handed a prison sentence in 80 years.

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25 Sep 5PM English United Kingdom TV & Film

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