What will Keir Starmer's legacy be?
6/8/202619 min
With the Makerfield by-election next week, Keir Starmer is in the business of legacy-building. In a speech this morning to coincide with London Tech Week, the Prime Minister announced a clampdown on social media usage among under-18s, and in particular on the circulation of naked images on smartphones and other devices among under-18s.
The intention is to shift emphasis on to tech companies such as Apple and Google, requiring them to prevent children from seeing sexually explicit images on their phones and other devices. But, in true Starmer fashion, no new law was announced – only a deadline for big tech to change its ways, or else he will do … something.
This is being read throughout Westminster as an attempt at legacy-building. So how will Keir Starmer’s premiership be remembered?
James Heale and Tim Shipman discuss.
Produced by Megan McElroy.
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James Heale· Host1:15
[upbeat music] Hello, welcome to Coffee House. I'm James Heale.
Tim Shipman· Guest1:24
And I'm Tim Shipman.
James Heale· Host1:25
Today we're gonna be talking about Keir Starmer's legacy and his plans to crack down on Big Tech.
Tim Shipman· Guest1:29
And is Keir