About this episode
Jess Phillips discusses the government's measures for children's online safety and the recent missile fire between Israel and Iran.
Today we hear from Labour MP Jess Phillips, who resigned from government in part over what she saw as its failure to act quicker on kids‘ online safety. One of the measures she was pushing for at the time was announced today. Sir Keir Starmer has told firms to either activate built-in features or update software to prevent children from taking, sending or viewing sexually explicit images on their phones and other devices. And after 24 hours of missile fire between Israel and Iran. Diplomatic correspondent James Landale and chief presenter in the US Caitríona Perry discuss what happened, why, and what it means for peace talks. You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast". It works on most smart speakers. You can join our Newscast online community here: https:// bbc.in/newscastdiscord Get in touch with Newscast by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or send us a WhatsApp on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories…
People in this episode
Host: Adam Fleming
Guest: Jess Phillips
Topics covered
- online safety
- politics
- children's rights
- diplomacy
- Israel
- Iran
- news
Keywords
- Jess Phillips
- online safety
- Sir Keir Starmer
- Israel
- Iran
- politics
- Newscast
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Labour, BBC, Newscast
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