Keir Starmer is expected to announce a ban on social media for under 16s on Monday as part of a seismic package of online safety measures to protect youngsters

Keir Starmer is set to announce a UK under-16 social media ban within days. The child-safety charities who campaigned say a blanket ban could backfire.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to call time “on a system” failing children online,as the government prepares to ban under 16s from accessing “high risk” social media…