Sixty Labour MPs back social media ban for under-16s

MORE than 60 Labour MPs have urged Keir Starmer to ban under-16s from social media.

- BY STEPH SPYRO Deputy Political Editor

The MPs include select committee chairs, former frontbenchers and members from the party’s Left and Right.

They hope to pressure the Prime Minister as calls mount for the UK to follow the example of Australia, which brought in such a ban in December.

In the letter organised by Fred Thomas, the MPs said: “Across our constituencies, we hear the same message: children are anxious, unhappy and unable to focus on learning. They are not building the social skills needed to thrive, nor having the experiences that will prepare them for adulthood. Around the world, governments are recognising the severity of this crisis and taking action.”