MPs are urging Boris Johnson to bring forward a long-promised crackdown on social media abuse as the Commons paid tribute to murdered MP Sir David Amess this afternoon.
An Online Harms Bill to fine tech companies that fail to remove illegal and harmful content has been suggested since 2019 but no action has been taken yet.
On Monday, Mr Johnson paid tribute to Sir David, calling him one of the “nicest, kindest and most gentle individuals ever to grace these benches”.
As part of a two-hour session dedicated entirely to MPs sharing stories and remembering their colleague, the prime minister said: “We will not allow the manner of Sir David’s death to detract from his accomplishments as a politician or as a human being”.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer also echoed Mr Johnson’s sentiments, saying Sir David was “a man whose decency touched everybody that he met”.
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