Politics

He also admitted that Russia did influence UK votes.

In a series of tweets early on Friday morning, Ms von der Leyen said the sanctions show ‘how united the EU is’.

Chris Bryant told MPs the Russian oligarch should "no longer be able to own a football club in this country".

While rejecting fears that Putin has already anticipated penalties being imposed by Western countries, Cleverly insisted the West’s sanctions will have “a meaningful impact”.

"These are dark days for Europe," the former Brexit Party leader said.

Sir Lindsay also stopped Labour MP Imran Hussain from raising concerns about Commons Leader Mark Spencer facing accusations of Islamophobia.

Volodymyr Zelensky urged every fit military-aged Ukrainian man to take up arms and defend the country against Russia.

Brexit will be a "boon to the terror groups already active inside and outside Europe’s borders, to the Russian dictator who is crashing through those borders, and it would reduce the ability of the UK and Europe to resist these assaults."

The Tory secretary also claimed the British Army “kicked the backside of Tsar Nicholas I in 1853 in Crimea” and claimed “we can always do it again”.