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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ben Glaze

Parliament's TikTok account scrapped amid fears over firm's links to China

Parliament’s TikTok account has been closed after MPs raised fears about the social media firm's Chinese links.

Use of the popular app, owned by a Chinese parent company, had been an attempt to engage youngsters in Westminster politics.

But relations between Parliament and Beijing have been severely strained after seven MPs and peers were sanctioned by the Chinese state.

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