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Starmer promises to tackle ‘addictive’ social media platforms after peers inflict fresh defeat on government – UK politics live
The government has launched a consultation on banning social media for under-16s but peers voted to move faster House of Lords pushes for Australian-style social media ban for under-16s Good morning. It is going to be a …
The government has launched a consultation on banning social media for under-16s but peers voted to move faster House of Lords pushes for Australian-style social media ban for under-16s Good morning. It is going to be a busy political news day, but potentially quite a mixed and messy one.
Key takeaways
Quick scan — what you need to know:
- The government has launched a consultation on banning social media for under-16s but peers voted to move faster House of Lords pushes for Australian-style social media ban for under-16s Good morning.
- It is going to be a busy political news day, but potentially quite a mixed and messy one.
- Keir Starmer is in Helsinki for a meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force (the northern European military pact – the Nordics, the Baltics, the Dutch and the UK), and he has already been speaking to…
- In the Commons it is the last day before the Easter recess, which means it is “take out the trash day” – the trash, in this case, being government announcements that have to be reported to…
Background
What led here, in plain terms:
- There are 24 written ministerial statements (full list here ).
- Few, if any, of these are likely to produce big headline stories, but there should be a lot here for people interested in the workings of government.
- And, with the parliamentary session also about to end soon (the new king’s speech is expected to take place on Wednesday 13 May ), the government is also trying to get all its bills onto the statue…
- And it faced a new problem last night after peers voted for a second time to insert a clause into the bill committing the government to an Australian-style social media ban for under-16s.
Why it matters
Why readers and decision-makers should care:
- Obviously we’ll study that ruling very carefully, but I’m absolutely clear that we need to go further.
- The status quo isn’t good enough.
- We need to do more to protect children.