Lucy Powell comments on the government’s Online Safety Bill amendments u-turn

Lucy Powell MP, Labour’s Shadow Culture Secretary, commenting on the government’s u-turn over Online Safety Bill amendments, said:

“Labour has been calling for stronger criminal sanctions for months, however the enforcement is now over a narrower set of measures after the Government gutted much of the Bill before Christmas. 

“We’ve got no idea where the government truly stand on these issues. They’ve flip flopped, one minute massive weakening the Bill, the next minute forced into a minor strengthening.

“Rishi Sunak is too weak to stand up against vested interest, Labour is on the side of the public.”