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No 10 officials are preparing to testify against Boris Johnson in the parliamentary inquiry into Downing Street parties.⁠ ⁠ The privileges committee is to begin hearings early next month — by which stage Johnson would be back in No 10 if he stands for and wins the Conservative leadership.⁠ ⁠ It means the early portion of Johnson’s second period in office would risk being dominated by questions about the saga that helped end his first stint. The Commons unanimously passed a motion in April to set up the investigation by the cross-party committee, which has a Conservative majority.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Click the link in bio to read the full story

🧥 Once a staple for hikers and adventurers, fleece is now popular with super-rich tech bros and fashion brands too.⁠ ⁠ 'But a moment of fashionability is the least interesting thing about the fleece right now,' writes melissatwigg.⁠ ⁠ 'As the energy crisis deepens, this unremarkable zippered jacket has become a political and social symbol; a classless item of clothing that is a lifejacket for those who will struggle to heat their homes this winter, not to mention a standby for others who simply want to lower the thermostat a degree or two.'⁠ ⁠ 'Last month, Martin Lewis’s Money Saving Expert site launched a ‘Heat the human, not the home’ campaign and fleece jackets were among its must-buys.'⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in bio⁠ ⁠ #fashion #fleece #costofliving

Popularity among Latinos is boosting Ron DeSantis' chances of becoming the first Republican governor in 20 years to win traditionally blue Miami-Dade County. https://t.co/qmHZ9MGexe

China's Communist Party amends constitution, cementing Xi's status as 'core' of the party https://t.co/KIRpAbNbV1 https://t.co/335RAj5JnX

Could Boris Johnson really make a comeback as UK prime minister? https://t.co/vk9tX9dom0

Drugmaker Pfizer said that as government contracts come to an end, possibly by early next year, its Covid-19 vaccine will be sold for $110 to $130 per dose https://t.co/Byt45PQ36O

"This is a party that clearly stands for absolutely nothing except trying to obtain power. And then weaponizing that power to control other people," Kurt Bardella says, speaking on "hypocrisy" of GOP rhetoric through contentious Senate race in Georgia. https://t.co/MwCRBsUNGl

Nearly 200 Native American and Indigenous people are listed as missing in New Mexico and the Navajo Nation. The crisis has spurred the FBI into action enlisting the agency’s intelligence resources to create a master database of missing Native Americans. https://t.co/ZDlQiKKQWz

House Jan. 6 committee subpoenas former President Trump, calling on him to testify on Nov. 14. https://t.co/8grjZc6sZV https://t.co/XanVdPH5Iq

A Wisconsin man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly cutting his neighbors' internet cable because he thought they were in the country illegally and didn't deserve cable. https://t.co/mKMBV3LsFU

College football player killed while riding electric scooter

Low and slow! A polar bear was seen slowly crawling on thin ice to safely make it to the other side 🐻‍❄️ https://t.co/M9iflkP4DJ

“Republican members of Congress and Republican governors are doing everything they can to deny this relief, even to their own constituents,” President Biden said in a speech at Delaware State University on Friday. https://t.co/StyvsoG3KB

A January 6 rioter who carried two loaded handguns onto US Capitol grounds during the insurrection has been sentenced to 60 months in jail after pleading guilty to assaulting an officer that day and unlawfully carrying a firearm https://t.co/0GgMpVNkEW

Pres. Biden: 'We know what the Republicans in Congress will do if they regain power … They talk about inflation? Everything they propose … will make inflation worse.' https://t.co/ZRMhFJiE0n