Pressure is mounting on Sir Keir Starmer and his ministers to take decisive action on limiting children’s use of smartphones and social media.
The government is facing calls to change the law on two fronts – by bringing in a statutory ban on mobile phones in schools, and introducing a social media ban for children under 16.
Australia became the first country in the world to ban social media for under-16s last month, sparking debate over whether we should have a similar ban in the UK.