No 10 should follow parliament and ditch TikTok, says Tory MP

After a successful lobbying campaign by Conservative MPs, the Speakers of the House of Commons and Lords ordered officials to close down the @ukparliament account, saying they had not been consulted about its creation and had been made aware of reasons for concern.

Duncan Smith went further, saying Downing Street and senior ministers with TikTok accounts should follow suit.

Tensions with China are rising over Taiwan, after a controversial visit by the US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi.