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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Claudia Savage

Government betraying children by gutting smartphone Bill, MPs told

Conservative former education secretary Kit Malthouse lamented “the gutting of what could have been a landmark Bill” (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Government is “betraying our children and capitulating to big tech” by “gutting” a private member’s Bill that would have included a ban on smartphones in school, MPs have heard.

Conservative former education secretary Kit Malthouse described the Protection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) Bill, as a “hollowed-out gesture” before its consideration was adjourned.

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