Child phone nudity law could largely end online child sexual abuse if widely adopted, Jess Phillips claims - UK politics live
Former safeguarding minister says if ban came into force properly it could ‘basically eliminate’ problem The government has highlighted work done by the internet safety firm SafeToNet as showing that the technology is already in place that would allow tech companies to stop children using phones to take naked pictures of themselves, or other people. The Home Office says: Measures to protect children already exist within smartphones and tablets, but are applied inconsistently, often switched off
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16m ago03.27 EDTGood morning. Two weeks today, it seems more likely than not that Andy Burnham will be taking his seat as the new MP for Makerfield. A byelection win is not certain, but the campaign is definitely going his way. Keir Starmer has been saying he won’t just stand aside and let Burnham replace him as Labour leader, but these briefings are being received with a hefty dose of scepticism.The unnamed minister quoted in today’s Times splash gives a more realistic guide to what is happening. They say: double quotation markKeir has entered his legacy era. The conversations are now all, ‘What is announceable in time before Makerfield?’ The Times says that one of these legacy ‘announceables’ will be a ban on “harmful” social media (ie, not all social media) for under-16s.
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