The Latest Breaking News from Lord Nash

Starmer tasks Government with taking ‘game-changer’ social media action

Ministers have previously come under pressure in Parliament to ban children from the social media platforms deemed harmful.

Evening Standard · May 26

Streeting likens social media to tobacco as pressure grows for under-16s ban

The Government’s consultation closes at the end of Tuesday.

Evening Standard · May 25

Social media as dangerous as smoking for children, doctors warn

They say they are seeing ‘a wave of radicalised children’ who have been exposed to hateful content

The Independent UK · May 25

MPs reject social media ban for under-16s a second time

The Government is set to gain a wide, flexible power to curb children’s social media use

The Independent UK · Apr 15

MPs reject Lords-backed social media ban for a second time

The Government is set to gain a wide, flexible power to curb children’s social media use which could include curfews or scrolling limits.

Evening Standard · Apr 15

House of Lords push for Australian-style social media ban

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The Independent UK · Mar 26

House of Lords pushes for Australian-style social media ban for under-16s

Peers, in vote of 266 to 141, reject Keir Starmer’s proposals for public consultation to decide if social media ban should be introduced in UK

The Guardian - AU · Mar 26

Social media ban for under-16s backed by Lords

Peers voted 261 to 150, majority 111, in support of Lord Nash’s amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

Evening Standard · Jan 21

‘I would have done social media ban consultation sooner’ – Ofsted boss

Sir Martyn Oliver told Bett UK: ‘I want children to live their childhoods. I don’t want them to watch it on a screen’.

Evening Standard · Jan 21

Hugh Grant supports social media ban for under-16s: ‘Parents are in an impossible position’

The Hollywood star is one of the signatories in a letter to Kier Starmer, Kemi Badenoch, and Ed Davey, backing the amendment

The Independent UK · Jan 21