A local county councillor is calling on the leader of Pembrokeshire County Council, Cllr Jon Harvey, to write to Wales’ First Minister and the UK Government’s Home Secretary, to object to mandatory ‘Digital ID’ being introduced across the country.

A Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Huw Murphy on the matter will go before the full council meeting of the Local Authority on Friday, December 12.

In his NoM, Cllr Murphy states: “On November 25th, 2025, our Celtic cousins in Cornwall passed a motion that the Leader of Cornwall County Council would write to the Home Secretary voicing their objection to a UK Government proposal to implement mandatory digital ID for the United Kingdom.

“This Notice of motion asks that the Leader of Pembrokeshire County Council likewise writes to the Home Secretary and to the First Minster of Wales communicating the objection of elected members to the idea of Digital ID.

“This is not a devolved matter for Welsh Government, hence the request to write to the Home Secretary expressing our objections.

“The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) following the budget stated that the cost of introducing Digital ID will cost the UK Goverment around £1.8 billion which is money that would be better spent elsewhere.

“Compulsory ID cards were abolished in 1952 after WW2 due to the widespread belief and sentiment they are fundamentally at odds with British and Welsh values and civil liberties, which was true then and remains true today.

“As the Leader of the largest political group, therefore representing the largest group of residents I’m obliged to express my objection to this proposal by the UK Government asking that our objection to Digital ID is communicated to the Home Secretary and the First Minister.

“I am not alone in my objection to mandatory digital ID with universal opposition to include the Leaders of Plaid Cymru, the Conservative Party, the Liberal Party, Reform UK, the Green Party, Scottish Nationalist Party, Sinn Fein and the DUP,” added Cllr Murphy.