TikTok MPs – who can no longer use it on government phones

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TikTok's political dogs can breathe a sigh of relief: Tory minister Grant Shapps has confirmed he won't quit the app after the government banned its use on official devices.

Speaking to the platform after Thursday's announcement, Mr Shapps, who has more than 14,000 followers, posted an "I'm not leaving f***ing" meme so that he has pledged to continue using it on his home phone.

The Energy Secretary posted an excerpt from The Wolf of Wall Street in which Leonardo DiCaprio, portraying a stockbroker New Yorker, says "the show goes on".

He wrote, "I have never used TikTok on government devices and can hereby confirm that I will NOT be leaving TikTok anytime soon. early! #politics #news #foryoupage #FYP #trend #wolfofwallstreet #imnotleaving #tiktok."

Announcing the ban which was prompted by security fears over the Chinese-owned app, the Cabinet Minister Oliver Dowden has confirmed that it will not apply to ministers' personal devices and will only apply to government business devices.

This follows similar moves in the US and Canada, and Belgium

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This makes following similar moves in the US, Canada and Belgium, while India blocked the app entirely.

Official TikTok Parliament Account was shut down last year and the Official No10 account has been inactive since Boris Johnson left office last July, but many MPs are still using the platform.

Here's a look at some of the most active accounts.

Matt Hancock

Perhaps TikTok's most famous MP, former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has more than 184,000 subscribers and 1.6 million likes.

He launched his account when he was still health secretary, to discuss Covid-19 measures.

More recently, the majority of his publications...