Act now to block naked images from kids’ phones, Jess Phillips tells Burnham

Jess Phillips said quick legislation was needed to end ‘horrifying’ child sextortion cases (Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire) Jess Phillips has demanded Andy Burnham ‘come out swinging’ and act now to stop children taking and receiving naked pictures on their phones. The former safeguarding minister told Metro the new Prime Minister must ‘drive through’ an on-device nudity blocking law, as Big Tech firms look set to miss Sir Keir Starmer’s deadline to comply next week. The Birmingham Yardley MP sensationally quit the government in May this year, saying Starmer had not been ‘bold’ in forcing ‘tech bosses’ to act on naked imagery of children. The intervention comes as charities and campaigners warn the new law is the best way to stop rising numbers of children falling victim to sextortion sca