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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Wintour

Labour puts pressure on government over frozen Russian assets plan

David Lammy speaking at Chatham House.
David Lammy says it’s only right Russia ‘pays for the destruction it created’. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA

Labour has made a partial break from the government over its Ukraine policy by demanding ministers come up with a plan to freeze Russian assets within 90 days. It is also demanding a deadline is set after which it will be a criminal offence to fail to disclose information about the whereabouts of Russian assets.

Labour, which has been reluctant to make public any differences with the government over the Ukraine war, has decided to put pressure on ministers, believing other countries are ahead of the UK with plans to seize Russian assets.

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