Defence policy

PMQs live: Boris Johnson quizzed by Keir Starmer over lack of sanctions on Roman Abramovich

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PMQs live: Boris Johnson quizzed by Keir Starmer over lack of sanctions on Roman Abramovich

12.27pm GMT 12:27 Ruth Edwards (Con) asks about a constituent who collapsed and died during a football game. She asks for VAT to be removed from commerical defibrilators. Johnson offers his condolences to the family of the constituent who died, and says he will meet with Edwards to discuss the VAT point. 12.25pm GMT 12:25 … Read more

Ukraine crisis: Russia ‘not optimistic’ but will keep talking with west – as it happened

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Ukraine crisis: Russia ‘not optimistic’ but will keep talking with west – as it happened

The Kremlin has said it is willing to continue talks with the United States over European security, but is “not optimistic” about their prospects, after Washington and Nato allies again rejected a key part of Russia’s proposed new order for post cold-war security. Russian president Vladimir Putin’s chief spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “there isn’t much … Read more