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Torcuil Crichton

Boris Johnson under pressure to add Chelsea benefactor Roman Abramovich to Russian sanctions list

The Ukranian ambassador to the UK was given a standing ovation and cheered loudly in the House of Commons in a show of unity from MPs.

The ambassador stood in the gallery above the Commons chamber as MPs from both sides, many dressed in the blue and yellow of the Ukraine flag, stood up and applauded loudly.

The display if unity came as Boris Johnson was challenged by Labour’s Keir Starmer on why the Russian-Israeli owner of Chelsea FC, Roman Abramovich, has not been sanctioned yet.

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