Peter Kyle explains how digital ID will be used in pubs

Science Secretary Peter Kyle explains how digital ID will be used for age verification in pubs.

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00:00Hi mate.

00:11Can I get a pint of lager please?

00:13Yeah, of course.

00:14Can I just use my beer?

00:15Yeah, no worries.

00:16It's got to be somewhere in here.

00:17Hi.

00:18Hi.

00:19Can I have a pint of Christmas cracker please?

00:30Certainly.

00:31I know it's a surprise for everyone, but I don't get asked for my ID anymore.

00:35But for loads of young people, they get asked all the time when they want to buy a drink.

00:39So we're changing the law so that next Christmas, young people will have their ID on their phone

00:45so they won't have all the hassle of needing to get ID, or leaving their ID at home, or

00:50their paper ID getting lost or damaged.

00:53There's already 50 digital apps like this one, but what it means is that bar staff can

00:58scan to prove somebody's identity and it doesn't give away any personal information.

01:03So it means that giving your ID is safer than it's ever been before.

01:07Changes like these are going to create economic growth for our country, which is key to our

01:12plan for change.

01:13There you are.

01:14Great, thanks.

01:15You can put it on the tab.

01:18So this means by next Christmas, buying a pint will be a little bit easier.

01:22Great.

01:23Yeah.

01:24All good.

01:25There you go mate.

01:26Cheers.

01:27£7.20 please.

01:28Random prices.

01:29Merry Christmas.

01:30There you go mate.

01:31Cheers.

01:32£7.20 please.

01:33Random prices.

01:34Merry Christmas.

01:35There you go mate.

01:36Cheers.

01:37£7.20 please.

01:38Random prices.

01:39Merry Christmas.