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Brianna Ghey's mother warns against watering down Online Safety Act to appease Trump
Tributes left during a vigil in Golden Square, Warrington, to mark the first anniversary of the murder of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey, February 11, 2024

THE mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has said any watering down of the government’s Online Safety Bill to appease US President Donald Trump would be “shocking.”

The government is currently putting together a trade agreement with the US and ministers have said that all options are “on the table.”

Esther Ghey has campaigned for an age limit on smartphone use after her 16-year-old transgender daughter was murdered by classmate Scarlett Jenkinson and her friend Eddie Ratcliffe.

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