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UK to speed up sanctions on Russian oligarchs by copying allies’ decisions

Emergency powers would allow government to target individuals already sanctioned by US or EU

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The UK government is planning emergency powers to immediately sanction people who have already been sanctioned by the US or EU, in response to a barrage of criticism that it has been too slow to target Russian oligarchs.

Amendments to sanctions laws tabled by Priti Patel, the home secretary, would introduce a new “urgent procedure” to give the UK the legal ability to sanction individuals on the basis of other countries while it builds up its own cases.

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