Starmer: Protecting kids is not a free speech issue

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he told Donald Trump during the U.S. President's visit to Scotland last week that protecting children "is not a free speech issue". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00The United Kingdom has had free speech for a very, very long time.

00:03It's one of our defining values and we will protect it fiercely.

00:07But I said, but I'm also in favour of protecting our children.

00:11And I think that's really important.

00:12That's not a free speech issue as far as I'm concerned.

00:15And actually there was more agreement between me and the President than you might think

00:19because he too understands that you have to protect children.

00:23There's various measures they've taken in the US.

00:25And so I don't think we should just sort of have a blanket.

00:29It's a free speech issue.

00:31I think that when it comes to children and protecting them from real harm,

00:37real harm, including sexual exploitation, there's just got to be a clear line.

00:42We have to protect our children.

00:44Of course, at the same time as championing free speech more generally.

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