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Sami Quadri

UK must not be blackmailed into prisoner exchange with Russia, says Emily Thornberry

Labour’s shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry

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The UK must not be blackmailed into a prisoner exchange with Russia, shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry has said.

Her comments come as two British men captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine were paraded on state TV and forced to plea for help from Boris Johnson.

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