Boris Johnson asked why he hasn't sanctioned Roman Abramovich over "links" to Kremlin

A Stockport Labour councillor says he will withdraw his signature from a controversial Stop the War Coalition statement which accuses the UK of ‘sabre rattling’ over Ukraine.

Chelsea owner and Russian-Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the British government and his assets frozen.

Boris Johnson will personally attend the Scottish Tory conference next week to burnish his “war leader” image in an attempt to bury the sleaze of partygate allegations against him.

Chelsea are set to hold talks with UK Government on Thursday evening over the sanctions imposed on Roman Abramovich.Abramovich was added to the UK's sanctions list on Thursday morning - and the action has major repercussions for the Blues. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “There can be no safe havens for those who have supported Putin’s vicious assault on Ukraine.

Russia and Ukraine, but on Thursday it was announced that his assets have been frozen, and he will be prohibited from making any transactions in the UK.Chelsea are also unable to sell match-day tickets, merchandise or renegotiate contracts as part of the sanctions, essentially pausing all activity at the club away from the matters on the field.Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the move was a demonstration of the UK’s "unwavering support for the Ukrainian people," although the consequences lead to lots of potential issues that could arise at Chelsea.But a takeover at the club can 'still go ahead' if Abramovich meets certain terms.According to inews, Chelsea can still be sold by Abramovich if it is guaranteed that none of the proceeds will benefit the Russian oligarch in any way.Abramovich's accounts will be closely monitored by Government officials should he look to go through with a sale, but the Russian would have to apply for a special licence to do so, declaring that he will not benefit from the sale.The Chelsea owner has already announced that any net profits of a sale would have been donated to a charity that supports the victims of the war in Ukraine, but Abramovich did not specify if any of the proceeds would go to Russian people.So if Abramovich hands over the process to the UK Government, Chelsea can still be sold, and Telegraph Sport have also confirmed that potential buyers have not been put off despite the sanctions made on Thursday.The report states that if Abramovich agrees to allow the Government to take control and decide where the funds go, a sale can be made, and one of the potential buyers was contacted and remained interested in a deal.American billionaire Todd Boehly and Swiss billionaire Hansjorg

Chelsea's last signing of the Roman Abramovich era wasn't even born when the Russian bought the club in 2003.From Fernando Torres to Christian Pulisic and Demba Ba to Steve Sidwell - the Blues have shelled out over £2billion on countless new players since the oligarch purchased the club from Ken Bates 19 years ago. But following news last week that Abramovich is looking to sell his beloved Blues, it appears the final signing of the Roman Empire has already walked through the doors of Stamford Bridge.If, as is looking likely, the Russian billionaire does offload the west Londoners in the next few months, 18-year-old Mason Burstow will go down as his final ever acquisition as Chelsea owner.

Queen Elizabeth, 95, made her first in-person appearance on Monday, March 7 after recovering from COVID-19. The British monarch was pictured graciously shaking hands with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, 50, at her residence at Windsor Castle in England. The Queen looked healthy and had a big smile on her face. She was dressed in a stylish blue floral dress for the meeting.

Ukraine is asking NATO to "close the skies" in a bid to end Russia's air attacks.

 Notting Hill actor Hugh Grant blasted Nigel Farage on Twitter last night.The angry tweet came after the former Brexit Party leader called the Prime Minister’s Net Zero plans “ruinous”, demanding a referendum on the matter. Hugh, 61, pulled no punches as he told Nigel, 57, exactly what he thought of his proposal. In view of his 721,900 Twitter followers, he simply wrote: “Russian warship - go f**k yourself.”The tweet came in response to another Nigel had posted an hour earlier in regards to his views on Net Zero.Last night he wrote: “I am launching a new campaign to kill off Boris Johnson’s ruinous green agenda. “We demand a referendum on Net Zero.“Read all about it in the Mail on Sunday,” he added with a screenshot of the article attached.

Ulrika Jonsson has lashed out at former Strictly Come Dancing star Kristina Rihanoff accusing her of being "incapable of reading a room." The comments came after the professional dancer sent an "insensitive" tweet about the conflict in Ukraine last week where she claimed she didn't "give a s**t about the war".Ulrika, 54, addressed the since-deleted tweet in her column in The Sun as she criticised the stance taken by Kristina.She wrote: "Apparently she cares more about her failing yoga business, which was forced to shut during the lockdowns."She swiftly showered social media with apologies if she had upset anyone. Shame on her."Ulrika continued to devalue the apology Kristina posted after facing a backlash online.She said: "How are some people so painfully incapable of reading the room? And the moment an apology includes the word 'if', you know the antagonist meant every word they said."Former Strictly star Kristina sparked outrage last week over an "insensitive" tweet about Russia's ongoing attack on Ukraine.

Strictly Come Dancing star Kristina Rihanoff "incapable of reading a room" following her "insensitive" tweet about the war in Ukraine last week.The Swedish TV personality, 54, didn't hold back as she slammed the former dance pro for saying that she didn't "give a s**t about the war" in a now-deleted tweet.Taking to her column in The Sun, Ulrika addressed Kristina's comments, taking aim at her apology following the backlash her tweet ensued.Revealing that the crisis in Ukraine has deeply affected her, the mother-of-four told how shocked she was to hear Kristina exclaiming she didn't "give a s**t about war".Ulrika wrote: "Apparently she cares more about her failing yoga business, which was forced to shut during the lockdowns."She swiftly showered social media with apologies if she had upset anyone."Shame on her," she added.Ulrika went on: "How are some people so painfully incapable of reading the room?"The star went on to sarcastically address Kristina's apology, which saw her question the sincerity of the statement.She added: "And the moment an apology includes the word 'if', you know the antagonist meant every word they said."Former Strictly star Kristina sparked outrage last week over an "insensitive" tweet about Russia's ongoing attack on Ukraine.According to the MailOnline, the professional dancer told her 148,000 followers in a now-deleted tweet: “I do want to focus on what sort of punishment Boris Johnson will have for destroying my family run business and 1000 of others.“Many of my friends LOST businesses because of government lockdowns."Don't give a s**t about the war but I do about the debt because of NO TRADING for 2yrs.” (sic)After deleting the tweet, the dancer issued a lengthy apology claiming that it wasn't

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Russia's shelling of a nuclear power station in the south-eastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia could "directly threaten the safety of all of Europe".

Boris Johnson and his team for “taking the piss” over ‘partygate‘, as well as paying tribute to the wealth of musical talent coming out of the capital. Watch our full video interview with Khan above.Khan was speaking to NME backstage at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, after he and Ghetts presented Little Simz with Best Solo Act From The UK. Earlier in the night, Ghetts also called Khan out for London’s congestion charge.“It’s just so nice to be mixing and mingling,” he told NME about the night at the O2 Academy Brixton.

A family doctor who was honoured by Boris Johnson over his work during the Covid pandemic has been suspended after he was caught illicitly sharing confidential patient details.

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Boris Johnson has branded Greater Manchester's original Clean Air Zone (CAZ) proposal a "thoughtless" plan that would have "damaged business".

Boris Johnson has demanded President Putin "turn his tanks around" as MPs cheered on the Ukrainian ambassador, who watched proceedings from the Commons public gallery.

Labour is putting pressure on Boris Johnson to ramp up sanctions against Russian oligarchs associated with Vladimir Putin.

Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley says he "couldn't give a stuff" about the many complaints he received during his morning hosting slot.Richard, 65, was slapped with more than 800 Ofcom complaints over his comments about death threats.During an episode of GMB on February 16, Richard and his then co-host Ranvir Singh spoke about the death threats which had reportedly been sent to the Labour leader Keir Starmer.This led Richard to say: "Well I was going to say, actually, is it that big a deal?" The ITV presenter insists he isn't worried about sparking a backlash with the comments he makes on the programme.Speaking about the backlash, he told the Express: "I really, genuinely, couldn't give a stuff because I know that it doesn't matter."I'm still here and I'm still being asked to work and nobody spits on me in the street, there is no impact in the real world." He added: "Virtually any day that I do Good Morning Britain, you can go on Twitter an hour later and there will be some Twitter storm kicking off over something I've said or done."Asked if the criticism matters to him, he replied: "It doesn't have any effect at all."I've never had a contract withdrawn or altered. It doesn't cross over into real life.

At today's press conference in Poland, Boris Johnson was confronted by a tearful Ukrainian woman who had fled her country amid Vladimir Putin's invasion.

Nicola Sturgeon has stepped up her demand for the UK Government to scrap all visa requirements for Ukrainian refugees.