Sir Keir Starmer has rejected calls to ban children under the age of 16 from buying mobile phones but suggested there should be stronger controls around what content they can access on the devices.

The Prime Minister said his teenage children have phones but declined to say whether their use is restricted.

It comes as Esther Ghey, the mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey, is campaigning for an age limit for smartphone usage and stricter controls on access to social media apps.

Asked about whether he limits his 13-year-old daughter and 16-year-old son’s mobile phone use, Sir Keir told ITV’s Good Morning Britain: “Our children have mobile phones and I’m not in favour of simply banning them for children under 16.

“I think there’s a serious question as to what the content is and the control of the content and that is something where I think we need to look again.”

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