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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Labour vows to hand ‘weak’ Rishi Sunak first defeat over Online Safety Bill

Stefan Rousseau/PA

Keir Starmer’s Labour party has vowed to hand “weak” Rishi Sunak his first Commons defeat if the prime minister does not agree to toughen up his Online Safety Bill.

Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell told The Independent that Mr Sunak had failed to “read the room” by only threatening fines – rather than criminal liability – for social media bosses if they fail to protect children from damaging content.

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