UK under pressure over Alexander Lebedev sanctions after Canada move
by Miranda Bryant from on (#5ZG03)
Labour says the case for the British government to follow Ottawa's lead is extremely strong'
The British government is under pressure to impose sanctions on Alexander Lebedev after Canada targeted the former KGB agent in a fresh wave of restrictions against Vladimir Putin's regime.
The billionaire Russian businessman, who little more than a decade ago bought the UK's Evening Standard and Independent newspapers, was named in Ottawa's latest sanctions announced on Friday.
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