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Munira Wilson: “You wouldn’t give an alcoholic a bottle of wine with a screw cap and call it a preventative measure, so why is this…”

On the recordAugust 7, 2026
You wouldn’t give an alcoholic a bottle of wine with a screw cap and call it a preventative measure, so why is this Government doing the digital equivalent for young people online?
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Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrats

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Criticism of the Government's social media curfew approach.

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