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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Peter Walker Political correspondent

Roman Abramovich linked to Russian state and ‘corrupt activity’, MP says

Roman Abramovich
Roman Abramovich, who made his fortune acquiring newly-privatised Russian oil assets following the end of the Soviet Union, bought Chelsea in 2003. Photograph: Artyom Geodakyan/Tass

The Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, was identified by the Home Office in 2019 as having links to the Russian state as well as to “corrupt activity and practices”, a Labour MP has told parliament, suggesting the UK should seize his assets and bar him from owning the football club.

Chris Bryant told MPs he was quoting from a Home Office document leaked to him, and asked why nothing more had been done about Abramovich’s UK assets given this official verdict.

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