Liz Kendall: “I’m much more bothered about the parents who have replied to the consultation, nine out of 10 of whom want to see social…”

I’ve never thought that the ban will be a complete silver bullet.

I was really struck by the calls from bereaved families, who said every week you don’t act, another children dies or is at risk of dying or is at risk of serious harm.

But we do think we need to draw this line in the sand, give greater clarity to parents and greater protections for children.

When I came into this job, I very much saw how it can be a very male-dominated world and yet I know loads of brilliant women with brilliant ideas in tech and I just wanted to work with women to break those barriers down.