Lords put pressure on Starmer with vote to ban social media for under-16s

The House of Lords has put pressure on Keir Starmer to bring in a social media ban. Photograph: Hispanolistic/Getty Images

The House of Lords has voted decisively for a ban on social media for under-16s in a move that puts pressure on Keir Starmer to bring in Australian-style restrictions.

Peers voted by 261 to 150 in favour of a Tory-led amendment to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill, which was not backed by the government.