Starmer faces G7 backlash over social media regulation pledge

Key facts

• Keir Starmer is attending the G7 summit.
• Starmer has pledged to regulate American social media firms.
• The Court of Appeal upheld the lawfulness of the Palestine Action ban.

Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, is bracing for potential criticism at the upcoming G7 summit. This comes after he publicly committed to implementing regulations on major American social media corporations. In a separate legal development, the Court of Appeal has declared the ban on the activist group Palestine Action to be lawful.