Watch: ‘First thing we’ve got to do is actually do some sanctions’, Tory MP says
"What was done on Monday was weak, really weak," said Tom Tugendhat, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
"What was done on Monday was weak, really weak," said Tom Tugendhat, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Matthew Elliot is among a string of murky connections linking the Conservative Party to Russian money.
Attacks were reported across Ukraine from around 3am, including in several western cities, close to the border with Poland.
Denouncing UK sanctions, Daria Kaleniuk said: "Putin is attacking my country, so I beg you to stand up for Ukraine."
Tory ministers spent most of last summer telling footballers to stick to football after they staged anti-racism protests. Has the party changed its mind?
A Foreign Office minister said many British citizens of Russian origin oppose Putin.
"The Tory party are almost entirely funded by Russian oligarchs, most of whom are sanctioned," he said.
The movement was described by organisers as a “cry for peace”.
It would be amusing if Russia retaliated to the sanctions by asking for their money back from the Conservative Party.
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