Keir Starmer

I am not prepared to compromise on the safety and happiness of our children.

And that is why this ban must happen.

I think most parents will welcome this action.

I think they will welcome a clear and decisive choice.

And they will welcome a government that stands by them, that supports them to do the best for their children, and that fights for their happiness and safety.

against the most powerful companies in the world.

Because this could be a fight and to this point it has been a fight.

It doesn't have to be.

I always prefer the politics of partnership and I fundamentally believe that we must harness the power of technology to build a stronger, fairer Britain.

But we must also protect our children.

And so I want this message to be heard loud and clear.

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.

The government will ban access to social media for all children under the age of 16.

This weekend's news that the US and Iran have agreed to end the war will go some way towards establishing a positive mood among the leaders gathering in France.

But they, like all of us, will want to know more.

Details of the Memorandum of Understanding have yet to be published.

It's not a peace treaty, only the broad outline for a set of difficult negotiations to come.

Iran's president, Massoud Pazeshkian, has called it an honourable document.