Government restricts Labour’s access to under-16 social media ban bill
The Government is withholding a copy of its proposed bill to ban under-16s from social media, citing legal reasons.
A Labour MP says he has seen the bill but is not permitted to share it with his party. The education minister says there are legal reasons preventing her from giving Labour a copy of the proposed legislation. The restriction is limiting the opposition's ability to scrutinise the Government's social media policy before it progresses further.
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Labour says minister won't share U16 social media ban plans with them
A Labour MP says he has seen the bill aiming to ban under-16s from social media, but is not allowed to share it with the rest of his party.
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Stanford: Labour has had plenty of chances to see U16 social media ban bill
The education minister says there are "legal reasons" she cannot give Labour a copy of the proposed bill.