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Andy Burnham has been accused of “undermining the government” after he gave his backing to calls by Kemi Badenoch for a ban on social media for under-16s.
The Tory leader said the UK should follow the example of Australia by outlawing the use of apps like X and Instagram by young people.
Keir Starmer has so far ruled out following the Australian government’s example by introducing a similar ban in Britain.
Badenoch told the BBC: “What we are seeing is a lot of children spending so many hours a day on platforms that are profiting from their anxiety, from their distraction, and they are actually designed to be addictive.
“So what we want to see is common sense, protection for children and freedom for adults. We want to give parents some understanding that the........