Keir Starmer's social media ban 'about saving his own skin', charity boss says

Prime Minister Keir Starmer announcing a UK ban on social media for under-16s on Monday morning (Image: PA/Carlos Jasso)

KEIR Starmer’s ban on social media for everyone under 16 is not supported by experts or evidence but is being done to save his own skin, according to a leading campaigner in the area.

Andy Burrows, the chief executive of the Molly Rose Foundation – set up in memory of 14-year-old Molly Russell, who took her own life in 2017 after viewing harmful content online – told Sky News that he was “desperately worried” about the Prime Minister’s plans.