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Prime minister’s chief fixer, Pat McFadden, says he thinks government can get by without Nigel Farage’s assistanceThe Foreign Office has said 56 individuals, firms and organisations will be covered by a fresh batch of anti-Russian sanctions announced today – the largest such package for more than a year.David Lammy, the foreign secretary, said with new sanctions would “continue to push back on the Kremlin’s corrosive foreign policy, undermining Russia’s attempts to foster instability across Africa and disrupting the supply of vital equipment for Putin’s war machine”.New targets include suppliers supporting Russia’s military production, Russian-backed mercenary groups operating in sub-Saharan Africa and a GRU agent involved in the use of a novichok nerve agent in Salisbury [Denis Sergeev].These sanctions will directly target the supply of goods to Russia’s military and constrain vital resources crucial to conduct Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine.Mike Amesbury MP, of Frodsham, Cheshire, has been summonsed to court to face the charge of section 39 assault.The 55-year-old is set to appear in magistrates’ court at a later date. Continue reading...
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Prime minister’s chief fixer, Pat McFadden, says he thinks government can get by without Nigel Farage’s assistance
The Foreign Office has said 56 individuals, firms and organisations will be covered by a fresh batch of anti-Russian sanctions announced today – the largest such package for more than a year.
David Lammy, the foreign secretary, said with new sanctions would “continue to push back on the Kremlin’s corrosive foreign policy, undermining Russia’s attempts to foster instability across Africa and disrupting the supply of vital equipment for Putin’s war machine”.
New targets include suppliers supporting Russia’s military production, Russian-backed mercenary groups operating in sub-Saharan Africa and a GRU agent involved in the use of a novichok nerve agent in Salisbury [Denis Sergeev].
These sanctions will directly target the supply of goods to Russia’s military and constrain vital resources crucial to conduct Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine.
Mike Amesbury MP, of Frodsham, Cheshire, has been summonsed to court to face the charge of section 39 assault.
The 55-year-old is set to appear in magistrates’ court at a later date.
Continue reading...
