The proposed age limit, which aimed to address concerns over online harms, was defeated in a Commons vote by 307 to 173, a majority of 134

MPs will debate the Lords-backed ban for the first time on Monday

The proposed age limit, which aimed to address concerns over online harms, was defeated in a Commons vote by 307 to 173, a majority of 134

An amendment that would have barred children younger than 16 in Britain from accessing social media sites and apps suffered a heavy defeat in a vote in parliament.

Parents of 16 teenagers who took their own lives have written to the prime minister questioning why he ducked the vote to ban social media for under-16s