More than half of all MPs now use the social networking site Twitter, a survey suggests.

Facebook, Google, Twitter and other social networking sites will support European citizens’ initiatives that will be launched starting 1 April, corporate representatives said during a conference in Brussels last week. More »

Jon Trickett MP, Labour's Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, said in response to reports that companies have been paying up to £1,800 a head to meet ministers, senior government advisers and MPs at a series of networking events previously banned by the Cabinet Office:

Ministers and senior government advisors have met with business leaders at networking events charging £1,800 a head, it emerged last night.

Labour MP Diane Abbott walks off to take a phone-call in the middle of a Sky News interview in which she was asked to explain controversial comments made on the social networking site twitter.

Candidates for the party nomination in the US presidential race still need to press the flesh in an age of social networking and TV debates

A 60-year-old man has been charged with making threats and sending abusive messages to Conservative MP Louise Mensch via emails and social networking sites.

Nick Clegg has said that the government won’t “start cutting people off” from social networking sites, following the riots two weeks ago. He also pointed out the value of such networks in emergency situations like these: As it happens, those social media sites were also quite useful for the police to communicate with people, and

A 61-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of making threats to the Conservative MP Louise Mensch via email and social networking sites.

Home secretary to host meeting with social media representatives and police to discuss how networking sites were used to plan riots