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Wes Streeting says Starmer ‘behind the curve’ on under-16s social media ban – UK politics live

Keir Starmer of being “behind the curve” on this issue. Here are some of the main lines from his interview. - **Streeting restated his claim that social media is like the tobacco industry and suggested that

Rushed social media ban for under-16s in UK could ‘unravel’, charity warns

Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer), is to announce a ban on under-16s accessing “harmful” social media apps. It is not known which apps would fit into that category, but a blanket ban in Australia

‘Social media should be treated like tobacco’: Streeting calls for under-16s ban on certain platforms

Social media should be treated like tobacco – it’s extremely addictive, bad for our health, and big tech is borrowing the big tobacco playbook to avoid regulation. We’ve got to give our children their

Elon Musk’s X not facing action from UK government over posts inciting violence in Belfast

Keir Starmer vowed on Wednesday to crack down on anyone fuelling such divisions and said there was no justification for the scenes of violence and disorder. Ministers plan to amend the Online Safety

Tuesday briefing: Is a social media ban in the UK enough to help protect young people?

Keir Starmer’s expected speech next week about young people’s access to social media will be analysed as much for how it benefits the outcome of a certain byelection, as its safeguarding of children

White House urges UK not to ban social media for under-16s

Keir Starmer, is expected to announce a ban on “harmful” social media apps next week, alongside a [range of restrictive measures](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/05/how-uk-may-restrict-social-media-under-16s-time-limits-curfews-ban) including the possibility of blocks on conversations with strangers on gaming

Trump says he will ‘probably put a big tariff on the UK’ if it doesn’t drop digital services tax

social media firms. The digital services tax, introduced in 2020, imposes a 2% levy on the revenues of several major US tech companies. Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office on Thursday, the US president

Starmer tells Apple and Google to ban nude images on children's phones

Keir Starmer has told firms to either activate built-in features or update operating systems to prevent children from taking, sending or viewing sexually explicit images on their phones and other devices. Speaking at London

The race to replace Starmer is on - but he still faces a momentous choice

Keir Starmer got under way](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx21e79qqlgo). But there are plenty of choices that still face him - decisions that affect us all, and one vital one that he alone must make. If everything goes

'I bought a baseball cap to hide my kippah': Jews observe first Shabbat after Golders Green attack

Keir Starmer, Jew harmer" by some Jewish protesters. Lord Richard Hermer, the attorney general and one of the most senior Jewish politicians in the country, tells the BBC: "The fear in my community is palpable

Met police commissioner denies ‘intervening in politics’ after accusing Polanski of fueling tensions – UK politics live

social media, Rowley said he was **“disappointed”** that the politician had amplified **“inaccurate and misinformed commentary” that “undermines officer confidence to act”.** ![Metropolitan police commissioner Mark Rowley sat at a meeting in Downing Street

Limit social media ban for under-16s to unsafe apps, Starmer urged

Keir Starmer to block under-16s from accessing social media apps that do not meet strict safety standards, instead of implementing a broader Australia-style ban. The NSPCC, Molly Rose Foundation and Smartphone Free Childhood

Labour set to announce crackdown on social media for children within weeks

Keir Starmer, on Tuesday said he would act “very, very quickly” despite splits between campaigners and child safety experts on what the new rules should be. New limits on social media access for children could

Labour MP sues Elon Musk’s AI company over fake sexualised images

social media site that develops Grok, breached laws connected to data protection and the misuse of private information by letting users of the site prompt Grok to create such images, according to [the Financial Times

Watch: Reporter told to pose as gay for asylum claim

social media platforms, will the UK change its rules? Politics](/news/videos/c0kr53k3pzyo) [ ## 'What is the height of the London Eye?' minister asked Migration minister Mike Tapp is unable

Ministers open-minded on shape of UK social media limits, Phillipson says

social media as well as other services such as gaming sites and AI chatbots. However, the UK government had not made any firm commitments on likely action until the late intervention during wrangling

Starmer tells social media firms in No 10 meeting ‘things can’t go on like this’

Keir Starmer has told social media bosses “things can’t go on like this” in a Downing Street meeting over internet safety. The prime minister summoned senior figures at Meta, TikTok, Google

Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong

Keir Starmer will call for a [whole-of-society response](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/04/starmer-call-society-response-rising-antisemitism) to rising antisemitism on Tuesday, saying that it is not enough simply to condemn the scourge, but people “must show it” through

Is it harder than ever to be prime minister?

Starmer, an incumbent premier with a bigger parliamentary majority than his transformative predecessor Clement Attlee won in 1945. What is driving this narrative? Why is the UK churning through its leaders almost as quickly