The Latest Breaking News from Grant Shapps

UK impounds aircraft under new Russian sanctions

British transport minister Grant Shapps said on Wednesday Britain had used new aviation sanctions to impound an aircraft after making it a criminal offence for Russian aircraft to fly or land in the United Kingdom.

Reuters · Mar 9, 2022

Russian bond default ‘imminent’, as inflation jumps; markets surge as oil falls back – as it happened

UK announces new aviation sanctions against Russia and investigates plane at Farnborough

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2022

Four British soldiers ‘gone AWOL’ are warned fighting Russians would be court martial offence

Grant Shapps spoke out amid reports that soldiers may have gone to join the fight the Russians

Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2022

Russian ships banned from UK as Government first to pass new law

Grant Shapps wrote to all UK ports urging them to refuse access to Russian boat

Wales Online · Mar 1, 2022

Russian-owned ship will not dock in Orkney

MSPs also urge divestment of all Russian holdings from Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme

Insider UK · Mar 1, 2022

Russian-owned ship will not dock in Orkney – council chief

The vessel had been due to dock on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022

UK ports should refuse access to Russian boats, says Transport Secretary

Grant Shapps has told all UK ports to refuse access to any vessel linked to Russia.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022

Russian oil tanker 'not welcome' in Orkney, says UK Transport Minister

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he had written to all UK ports calling on them not to offer facilities to Russian-owned or controlled vessels and the local council confirmed a Russian tanker has cancelled a docking.

Daily Record · Feb 28, 2022

Russian vessels to be banned from British ports, says Grant Shapps

Transport secretary’s pledge comes with multiple oil tankers either docked or on their way to UK ports

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022

Truss warns of ‘some economic hardship’ as she gives more detail of Russian sanctions – as it happened

Truss says officials ‘working through the night’ to draw up sanctions against oligarchs; Kwasi Kwarteng in Commons on economic crime bill

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022