Keir Starmer

Is there a situation in the offline world where you would just let your child pair up with a stranger, an adult that you don’t know anything about? No, so we’re taking action on that," Starmer said.

It is clear to me a full ban is the right choice," he said. "This will change the conversations that parents have and the expectations of children over time. It will make a huge difference, it will make our children safer, it will make our…

Labour members are not Corbynistas any more, many of them joined because of Keir. They like him

A ban would not be easy, suggesting that social media companies would oppose it, but said that it 'must' and 'will' happen.

I just can’t let that go on anymore. So we’re giving children their childhoods back.

We are banning social media access for under 16s.

Social media is making children unhappy. It's making it easier for bullies to harass and abuse them.

I know exactly the fears that we all feel when we're thinking about this issue.

This is a big step, real change for our children and our future, because today I can announce that the government will ban access to social media for all children under the age of 16.

Actually, I don’t think it overall makes children happier.

I think every child, every parent wants that, and, if we ask ourselves hand on heart, do we really think that social media is making our children happy or creating a happy environment?

Slightly mixed. She’s been to-ing and fro-ing a bit, to be fair.

We have the G7 starting tomorrow. We have lots of issues to discuss in a volatile world, but to be doing that with you and where we share values, approach, thinking, and where our countries are working ever more closely together is a real…

The tech giants have had every chance to clean up their act. They chose profit over protection.

That’s why we will call time on a system that’s failing our kids and take bold action to give every child the best possible start in life.

This is a choice about whose side we’re on: families across the country, or a status quo that isn’t working.

How we keep kids safe online is one of the biggest debates of our time. As a dad, I know every parent wants their child to grow up safe and happy.

I come to it as a parent myself. I know exactly the fears that we all feel when we’re thinking about this issue.

This is a line in the sand. Tech giants had their chance and failed, but we’re stepping in to protect children, back parents and set a new normal for future generations.

Teenagers drink before they should, but we do not then say, ‘in which case let us abandon any attempt to stop them buying alcohol’, we say ‘let’s improve the enforcement of what we’re doing’.

I am not prepared to compromise on the safety and happiness of our children, and that is why this ban must happen, and that is why this ban will happen.

This is a big moment for our country.

Social media is making it easier for bullies to harass and abuse children and could even be harming their mental health – exposing them to content that is dangerous, because that’s what grabs the attention.

But government is always about choices, and it’s clear to me that a full ban is the right choice.

Do we truly believe that social media creates a happy environment for our children? Do we truly believe it's a place they can feel safe?