Starmer promises to tackle ‘addictive’ social media platforms after peers inflict fresh defeat on government – UK politics live

2026-03-26 - 11:00

The government has launched a consultation on banning social media for under-16s but peers voted to move faster Keir Starmer has been speaking at the JEF leaders’ summit in Helsinki. He said that the war in Iran should not distract attention from the threat from Russia, which he said “has grown”. He said: A couple of months ago all eyes of the world were on the High North, and now they’re on the Gulf. And, of course, we will continue to defend our interests, there. But the threat from Russia in the north and the east has not gone away. And therefore it’s important that we’re here today. -median household income increased in real terms between FYE [financial year end] 2024 and FYE 2025, rising by 5% before housing costs (BHC) and 5% after housing costs (AHC) to £719 and £623 per week respectively. The increases for both these measures were statistically significant -household incomes increased across almost the entire BHC distribution, with the largest increases in the central deciles. Smaller increases were recorded at the top and bottom ends of the distribution. For AHC, increases were also seen across most percentiles, except at the very lowest end, which experienced a slight fall Continue reading...