@itvpolitics: Reporter Lewis Denison asks Online Safety Minister Kanisha Narayan MP about plans for a social media ban. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced under-16s will be banned from a range of social media in a “big moment for our country". The prime minister promised "bold action" in response to calls for change from parents, after the vast majority responding to the government consultation backed a minimum age of 16 before children can access social media platforms. "This is not something I do lightly and I will not present it as cost-free, as if social media has brought no benefits to young people, as clearly that is wrong," Starmer said at a Downing Street press conference on Monday. #politics @itvnews

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