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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Woodcock

Keir Starmer calls on Boris Johnson to clamp down on Russian ‘dirty money’

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Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson’s Tories of “enabling” Russian influence by turning a blind eye to the use of London by Vladimir Putin’s allies as a venue to launder their “dirty money”.

The Labour leader repeated calls for Mr Johnson to return an estimated £5m in donations from Russian-linked sources and urged the prime minister to clamp down on the “cottage industry” lobbying on behalf of the Putin regime in the UK.

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