David Lammy responds to the sanctioning of Roman Abramovich

David Lammy MP, Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary, responding to the sanctioning of Roman Abramovich, said:

"At last! This is the right decision. But it should not have taken the Government weeks.

"Too few oligarchs linked to Putin’s rogue regime have so far faced sanctions from the UK Government. We are lagging far behind allies in the EU and the US.

"It is right that, under pressure from Labour, the Government U-turned to strengthen sanctions legislation. Ministers must now move faster to continue to close the sanctions gap."