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Laura Parnaby

New Tory chairman believes Russian spy tried to recruit him in Fulham pub

Conservative Party chairman Greg Hands has said he believes a Russian spy tried to recruit at a London pub nearly two decades ago.

The Cabinet minister said he met Alexander Kashitsyn – who he now thinks was a secret agent – at the Seven Stars pub in Fulham while he had been seeking election as Tory MP for the area almost 20 years ago.

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