Labour calls for Tories to sack co-chair over Russia links Keir Starmer said if Ben Elliot did not step back, he should be forced out. The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022
Starmer calls on Tories to sack co-chair Ben Elliot over party links to Russia Firm Elliot jointly owns offered ‘luxury lifestyle management services’ to Russian elite The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022
Keir Starmer demands Tories sack co-chairman whose firm boasted of links to 'Russian elite' Labour's leader hit out after a firm run by Ben Elliot, the co-chairman of the Conservative Party, said it provided 'luxury lifestyle management services to Russia's elite' Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2022
Keir Starmer says UK must go 'further and faster' with Russian sanctions The Labour leader called for notice period for sanctions to come down to days after the government conceded that 18 months notice would allow Russian oligarchs to clear their assets out of the UK. Daily Record · Mar 4, 2022
UK politics: BBC temporarily halts news operation in Russia after new law threatens journalists with prison – as it happened Latest updates: director general says new law appears to ‘criminalise the process of independent journalism’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon 'does not have the courage' to tell SNP a referendum is not happening, says Labour's Wes Streeting Streeting attacked the SNP leader for putting independence 'ahead of the needs of Scotland' Daily Record · Mar 4, 2022
Erdington result shows there might not yet be enough enthusiasm for Labour Analysis: Despite a relatively comfortable victory, there is little for the party to be complacent about The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2022
Paulette Hamilton wins Birmingham Erdington by-election for Labour Labour’s vote share increased in the seat but almost three-quarters of voters stayed away from polling stations. The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022
Labour’s Paulette Hamilton wins Birmingham Erdington by-election Paulette Hamilton won with a majority of 3,266 The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2022
UK slaps sanctions on Russian oligarchs including one linked to Everton Igor Shuvalov owns a luxury flat in Whitehall worth £11.4million. Labour leader Keir Starmer had been urging Boris Johnson to put him on the sanctions list. Daily Mirror · Mar 3, 2022
Pacifists are being elbowed out of British politics just when we need them most Being anti-war doesn’t mean being pro-Putin. Yet the peace movement has found itself being demonised, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022
Your Brexit questions answered: From Dover delays to trade deals From the New Zealand trade deal to Jacob Rees-Mogg, Adam Forrest answers your Brexit questions The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022
John McDonnell and Diane Abbott pull out of Stop the War rally Labour leftwingers react to pressure from Keir Starmer to avoid blaming Nato for Russian aggression in Ukraine The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022
Starmer pushes for Abramovich and former Russian deputy PM sanctions during PMQs The Labour leader said more action was needed Wales Online · Mar 2, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022 Starmer questions why Roman Abramovich is not facing UK sanctions Labour calls for tougher action against Russian oligarchs at PMQs as Ukrainian ambassador watches from gallery
The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022 Starmer quizzes Johnson over sanctions for Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich The Labour leader used Prime Minister’s Questions to suggest more action is needed from the UK to ‘stand up to Putin and those who prop up his regime’
Daily Record · Mar 2, 2022 Boris Johnson under pressure to add Chelsea benefactor Roman Abramovich to Russian sanctions list At Prime Minister's Questions the Commons gave the Ukraine ambassador a standing ovation.
Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2022 Why on earth hasn’t Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich been sanctioned, asks Keir Starmer Mr Johnson said it was not appropriate for him to comment on individual cases ‘at this stage’
The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2022 Boris Johnson told to explain why crackdown on Russian ‘dirty money’ will take 18 months Register of foreign owners of property delayed until autumn 2023 at the earliest, Keir Starmer warns – ‘far too long for the Ukrainian people’
Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2022 Roman Abramovich accused of 'association with corrupt activity' as Starmer urges sanctions Labour leader Keir Starmer asked "why on earth" Roman Abramovich has not been sanctioned, saying: "He’s a person of interest to the Home Office because of his links to the Russian state and his public association with corrupt activity and practices"
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022 Boris Johnson says he will publish ‘full list of all those associated with the Putin regime’ – UK politics as it happened Latest updates: PM response comes as Keir Starmer asks why Roman Abramovich is not subject to sanctions in UK
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022 Labour says no-fly zone ‘not an option’ but will raise Ukrainians’ pleas with government Labour does not support a no-fly zone but Sir Kier said the party would speak to government on the matter
Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2022 Mayor Jamie Driscoll's campaign manager kicked out of Labour over link to Marxist group Tony Pierre was expelled after being found to be a member of Socialist Appeal - an openly Marxist organisation banned by Keir Starmer
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022 Labour will speak to the Government over no-fly zone, Keir Starmer says Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected the calls, warning that it would trigger a wider war with Russia.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022 ‘People who voted Tory are embarrassed’: Labour in buoyant mood before Birmingham Erdington byelection Labour candidate Paulette Hamilton believes Partygate and cost of living crisis are damaging the Conservatives