a lot of people get that eating less meat is good for the climate. but many don't realise *how good*

for 50g of protein (recommended daily amount), here are average greenhouse gas emissions
- beef: 25 kg
- cheese: 4 kg
- chicken: 2 kg
- peas: **0.2 kg**

the difference is huge!

New: What’s happening in Tory heartlands in the South? We ran a @kekstcnc @timesradio focus group of swing voters in Tiverton & Honiton who voted Conservative in 2019.

None would vote Tory in the upcoming by-election, and all bar one said they will vote for the Lib Dems. (1/12)

Stand by for:

1. This did not happen.

2. It did happen, but the Prime Minister knew nothing about it.

3. The Prime Minister knew about it, but it wasn’t technically blackmail.

4. It was blackmail, but the Prime Minister wasn’t told that blackmail was against the law.

EXCL: Email obtained by ITV News proves over 100 staff were invited to drinks party in No 10 garden at height of lockdown to “make the most of the lovely weather”.

We’re told PM and his wife attended, with staff invited to “bring your own booze!”

itv.com/news/2022-01-1…

The government says “there was not a party” at No 10 last December and that no COVID rules were broken. A week into the story, this is a new 5-min video on the gap between the government’s assurances and available evidence. Produced by Michael Cox. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

This is a full frontal attack on the constitution. They will stop at nothing to crush the institutions that hold them to account.

How Boris Johnson’s spokespeople answered questions today about whether the Prime Minister broke Covid rules by having parties in Downing Street during lockdown.

+UPDATE+

UK govt to enshrine in OfCom regulations a legal obligation for national broadcasters to make “Britishness” a compulsory feature of TV.

All programs produced by the BBC & other domestic channels must be shown to be British & not “too international” or “generic”.

Raab tells #r4today he plans to increase aid to Afghanistan 'probably by 10%'

Context: Gov recently cut Afghanistan aid by 78%

'Bilateral aid from the UK to Afghanistan... is estimated at £37.5m for 2021/22, down from £167.5m last year' - Hugo Gye

inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

Yesterday, David Gauke told me he thinks the Conservative vote in the South East is soft. And it was striking, talking to voters in Chesham and Amersham, how so much of the language used about the Conservative party in the south is reminiscent of voters about Labour in the north.

This is very good:
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Your regular reminder that the Cabinet Office is yet to publish the Register of Ministerial Interests, due at the end of 2020

The Ministerial Code says it must be published ‘twice yearly’

Yet we only had one last year, in July

The council is asking residents in 2,200 properties in Rotherhithe ward to take a COVID test. They will be delivered to homes and there will be a pop up testing centre in Deal Porters Square. If you have any concerns or questions please contact [email protected]

Positive meeting with Openreach last night. They are in final stages of rolling out fibre broadband to the Rotherhithe peninsula and it should hopefully be available for most households by Q4 2021. Many residents have had to cope with sub-standard broadband for too long.

EXCLUSIVE: Southwark housing chief quits after South London Press investigation of Twitter account londonnewsonline.co.uk/exclusive-sout…

THREAD

Our statement following Today's announcement in the House of Commons:

'The Government promised us no leaseholder would have to pay to make their homes safe. Today we feel betrayed. 1/

Free speech? John Stuart Mill (philosopher of liberty) stressed that there should be complete freedom until it started to restrict someone else's freedom. Some of the self-styled defenders of 'free speech' don't seem to have got this simple point.

Remember this, from my brilliant colleague Rafael Behr

A reminder that if you live in Southwark and need support during this very difficult time, then you can call the Southwark Council Community Hub on 020 7525 5000 or email [email protected]. Both of which will be available over the Christmas period.

Southwark and the rest of London have now moved to Tier 4 restrictions. We know it's going to be hard, but we must keep protecting each other and helping to keep everyone safe gov.uk/coronavirus