Wrong to tar all Russian-linked Tory donors with the same brush, Government says
A Foreign Office minister said many British citizens of Russian origin oppose Putin.
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.
Labour former minister Chris Byrant tried to ask the PM to correct the record in Parliament yesterday - but he walked out.
The question comes as Liz Tuss argued that "these donors are part of the British political system" in a hairy interview.
War in Europe beckons, so obviously the British press is writing deranged fan fiction about an imaginary Corbyn premiership.
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