The Conservative proposal came as MPs raised concerns about smartphones and social media’s impact on children’s mental health ...

Most democratic legislatures seat their members in a horseshoe or hemisphere. The House of Commons is unusual with two sides facing each other head-on.

Britain must act to protect kids from social media and smartphones, the digital and data minister told MPs today.

Conservative MP Damian Hinds, who like Mr Malthouse previously served as education secretary, said a lack of evidence around digital harms is no reason not to legislate, instead calling on the ...

His Conservative Party colleague former schools minister Damian Hinds said he supported the view that social media and smartphones are behind the rise in young people with mental health problems.