Salford's mayor has called on the government to sanction Gazprom and to make it easier for councils to exclude the Russian gas firm from the usual contract tendering process.
Paul Dennett said Salford City Council does not want to renew a deal with Gazprom and is 'fully supportive' of economic sanctions against Russia.
The Russian state-owned firm is the council's current supplier for non-domestic natural gas - with its contact up for renewal in June this year.
