Sunak faces Tory rebellion over Online Safety Bill

Backbenchers demand jail terms for social media leaders

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Rishi Sunak faces growing Tory rebellion over Online Safety Bill
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Rishi Sunak faces growing Tory rebellion over Online Safety Bill

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a brewing backbench rebellion over the UK Government's flagship Online Safety Bill.

At least three dozen Tory MPs are supporting an amendment to the Bill that would give Ofcom, the UK communications watchdog, additional authority to prosecute tech managers and hold them criminally...

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