Keir Starmer tells MPs he is open to Australian-style social media ban

PM says he has shifted position after becoming alarmed at reports about five-year-olds spending hours on screensKeir Starmer has told MPs he is open to the idea of an Australian-style ban on social media for young people after becoming concerned about the amount of time children and teenagers are spending on their phones.The prime minister told Labour MPs on Monday evening he had become alarmed at reports about five-year-olds spending hours in front of screens each day, as well as increasingly worried about the damage social media is doing to under-16s. Continue reading...