The pressure on the UK government to seize the assets of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has ramped up further after Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, asked prime minister Boris Johnson "why on earth" the 55-year-old is yet to be included in the list of Russian businessmen facing sanctions.
At the beginning of their weekly question session in parliament, Starmer said: “Roman Abramovich is the owner of Chelsea Football Club and various other high value assets in the United Kingdom.
"He is a person of interest to the Home Office because of his links to the Russian state and his public association with corrupt activity and practices.
