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[Evolve Politics @evolvepolitics]

🚨 | NEW: The person Boris Johnson appointed to investigate the Tories' illegal lockdown-busting Christmas parties, Simon Case, hosted an illegal Christmas party himself in Dec 2020.

What's more, the digital invite sent for Case's party was literally titled "Christmas Party".

[Jumbo Records @JumboRecords]

Our Top 50 of the year here. We'll have our end of year 'zine back from the printers shortly with stacks more detail, genre charts and features. Meanwhile, here's the 50: https://t.co/ME4FoaKVCI

[Jessica Simor KC @JMPSimor]

We have to hold onto the fact that most of us; left, right or centre, still care about truth.

And in the end, the lies will destroy the liars.

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

Surely, now, finally Johnson will have to resign

[Gina Miller @thatginamiller]

The rule of law is the last defence against unaccountable political power, yet #DowningStreet is proposing to put itself above the law - in what I call in my Letter to @thetimes today 'tantrum politics'.

[Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 @JujuliaGrace]

This is terrifying.
Please pay attention to every democracy-dismantling action this government takes, and speak up. https://t.co/rYAqNo6oQ3

[Brendan May @bmay]

So we can’t ask which journalists attended an illegal party because it happened within the rules, even though it also didn’t happen.

We can’t disrupt by protest or we might be jailed. And if a court found in our favour the government could overrule its judgement.

We’re fucked.

[Kevin Maguire @Kevin_Maguire]

Crime week for the Government.

The Justice Secretary opposes police investigating a Covid rule-breaking party because it was in No 10.

Boris Johnson wants Ministers to be able to over-rule court decisions they dislike.

Feels as if criminals are running the country.

[Deborah Meaden 🇺🇦 @DeborahMeaden]

IMPORTANT READ 👇🏻

[Anneliese Dodds @AnnelieseDodds]

Yesterday Matt Hancock got very cross about claims his pub landlord got a Covid contract, calling them "a fabrication pushed by the Labour Party".

Today @GoodLawProject published evidence Matt’s pal was actually subcontracted for a Covid contract.

His reply? Nothing to see here

[Good Law Project @GoodLawProject]

The reports suggest a very serious misuse of public money, in the realms of criminal conduct, by or for the Prime Minister.

We will not stand by and watch. https://t.co/bmufC1cdsb

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

The taxpayer will hand over £1.7 BILLION to keep Bulb energy running.

The big energy profits always go to private shareholders. But when there are losses the taxpayer has to step in.

It's time to bring our energy system into public ownership - so it serves people not profit.

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Got to get from Wigan to Bradford tomorrow. Train journey 2 and a half hours. That is longer than London to Wigan, and 1hr 25 longer than it takes to drive. Levelling Up? Northern Powerhouse? Green Revolution? ... Bullshit promises is all this lot do ... I shall enjoy the views!

[Margaret Hodge @margarethodge]

Another shambolic own goal from the Govt. They are moving HMRC tax officials to a new HQ owned offshore. Businesses use offshore structures like this to dodge taxes.

And to top it off, the owner that will benefit & receive public money is a Tory donor! You could not make it up.

[Angela Rayner @AngelaRayner]

Thread: Ministers have launched another cover up of corruption.

Today @SteveBarclay refused to publish meeting minutes and correspondence related to £3.5bn Covid contracts awarded without tender to Conservative Party donors and companies linked to Conservative Ministers (1/5)

[Angela Rayner @AngelaRayner]

.@Jacob_Rees_Mogg didn't declare a £6 million personal loan that he was able to borrow at a much lower interest rate than my constituents would have access to.

His cut-price loan is a financial benefit to and must be declared as an interest. This must be investigated.

[Howard Beckett @HowardRBeckett]

The Tory NHS Bill will finish the NHS for good, transferring its ownership to USA Corps at an accelerated rate.

Left MPs must oppose it in its entirety.

You cannot polish this.

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

An absolutely glorious masterclass in how a journalist should hold a Government accountable for its lies & broken promises by @vicderbyshire

Absolutely superb
#liarsandcharlatons
https://t.co/O9Ce6eVUH9

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

Tory MPs are moaning of financial difficulties if second jobs are banned.

One told the press: ‘There’s no way I could be an MP without my outside interests..My wife works full time, I’ve got kids and need the money for childcare.’

How on earth do they think everyone else copes?

[Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas]

It’s now clear that PM’s *clean up* of Tory #sleaze scandal

•has no timeline
•is vague about what second jobs will be banned
•may let many Tory MPs carry on as before

Clean-up? More a whitewash

There must be early, binding vote on what Standards Committee recommends