They’re not. They’re trying to emulate Nigel Farage, who is trying to emulate Donald Trump.
An absolutely pathetic government that for some reason believes performative cruelty against minorities will win them votes, when everyone knows it will just win Reform more votes.

Absolutely shameful

I have no objection to ID cards in principle. But I have real worries about the introduction of them in an explicitly racist way in an institutionally racist country. They can and will be used as a pretext for further harassment of people already disproportionately targeted by stop and search etc.

It’s Marianne. You can see her wearing the same outfit as they arrive at Euston on this video (2mins 8seconds). youtu.be/ljROcBZvo_c?...