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Next UK prime minister Andy Burnham drops digital ID scheme

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Next UK prime minister Andy Burnham drops digital ID scheme

MANCHESTER, England, July 18 (Reuters) - Incoming British prime minister Andy Burnham will scrap the government's troubled plans for a digital ID scheme when he enters office on Monday, a spokesperson

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