Russia has sanctioned a number of Merseyside MPs and hundreds of others across the country for “whipping up of Russophobic hysteria”.
The Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday it was taking action against 287 members of the House of Commons in response to sanctions against Russian politicians. Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov’s department announced the move in response to the UK sanctioning 386 members of the Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament last month over the brutal invasion of Ukraine.
Among those on the list include Bootle MP Peter Dowd, Liverpool Walton MP Dan Carden, Southport MP Damien Moore Weaver Vale MP Mike Amesbury and Ellesmere Port MP Justin Madders. Liverpool born Tory MP Esther McVey is also on the list.
