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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Alexandra Topping Political correspondent

Online safety campaigners reveal Starmer frustrations after Phillips exit

Jess Phillips.
Jess Phillips quit as safeguarding minister on Tuesday, leaving a scathing resignation letter for Keir Starmer. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing/Getty Images

Internet safety and children’s rights campaigners have accused Keir Starmer of failing to act on proposals to stop children sending and receiving nude images on their phones, after Jess Phillips resigned from the government saying she was tired of seeing “opportunities for progress stalled and delayed”.

The Labour politician was one of four ministers who quit on Tuesday and joined more than 80 MPs calling for the prime minister to go.

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