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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Amelia Hill

English councils seek to end contracts with Russian-owned gas firm

Suffolk county council has said it will break away from its £10m contract.
Suffolk county council has said it will break away from its £10m contract. Photograph: Michael Juno/Alamy

Two English councils are blacklisting a key Russian-owned gas supplier in a show of solidarity with Ukraine.

Merton council in London has announced it is seeking to cancel its contract with Gazprom Energy less than a month before the company is due to begin a new one-year, £1m contract to supply gas across Merton’s buildings, including leisure centres, libraries and some schools.

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