Starmer against banning children’s phones

UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer says he is not in favor of simply banning phones for children under 16.

In May, a committee of MPs said the new government should consider a ban within its first year, warning of the serious dangers posed to children online.

The prime minister said there was a serious question to be asked about what content children can access.

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He said he would not be drawn on whether his own teenage children have their screen time monitored.

But the prime minister, who has repeatedly expressed concerns about his children’s privacy, said he and his wife had taken a strong decision to keep their offspring out of political discussions.

Speaking to the programme during his trip to Washington DC for the Nato summit, Starmer said he would sit down with anyone to look at how to put in place better protections.