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Prime minister says government needs to show it is on families’ side as new screen-time guidance launched • UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has promised a “fight” with social media firms amid efforts to limit children’s use of mobile phones, tablets and TVs, as new official guidance recommends children under five spend no more than an hour a…

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• Prime minister says government needs to show it is on families’ side as new screen-time guidance launched • UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has promised a “fight” with social media…
• The guidance , developed by a panel led by the children’s commissioner, Rachel de Souza and children’s health expert Prof Russell Viner, advises screen time for children under two should be avoided…
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• The guidance, developed by a panel led by the children’s commissioner, Rachel de Souza and children’s health expert Prof Russell Viner, advises screen time for children under two should be avoided…

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• The guidance, developed by a panel led by the children’s commissioner, Rachel de Souza and children’s health expert Prof Russell Viner, advises screen time for children under two should be avoided…
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• Prime minister says government needs to show it is on families’ side as new screen-time guidance launched • UK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has promised a “fight” with social media…
• The guidance, developed by a panel led by the children’s commissioner, Rachel de Souza and children’s health expert Prof Russell Viner, advises screen time for children under two should be avoided…