Rupert Lowe CORNERS Officials: "The STATE Needs This More"

Rupert Lowe asks the officials behind Britain's digital identity work whether the state needs this more than the people who pay their taxes, and who will own the metadata it creates. MPs then ask whether claiming a benefit already lets departments look into your bank account, and get no firm answer. Thirty-two million Government Gateway users are next in line to be moved over. Public Accounts Committee, 19 October 2026 — Digital ID Subscribe for daily scrutiny of what Westminster does with your money and your data. Independent commentary. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the UK Parliament. Footage: parliamentlive.tv #DigitalID #RupertLowe #UKPolitics #Privacy #HMRC #PublicAccountsCommittee