'We hope that the government will support our amendments which seek to strengthen our ability to hit Russian oligarchs as quickly and effectively as possible,' said one Labour Party lawmaker.
,"Russian money is so ubiquitous, so notorious in Britain's capital city that the global financial hub was long ago nicknamed"'Londongrad.'"
In a recent letter to Kwasi Kwarteng, a Tory serving as the U.K.'s business secretary, Labour Party parliamentarian Jonathan Reynolds:"In the spirit of ending malign influence in our economy we hope that the government will support our amendments which seek to strengthen our ability to hit Russian oligarchs as quickly and effectively as possible."
"When it comes to individuals it is the case that we need to do the preparatory work, the requisite work, to make sure it is legally sound before introduction," said the spokesperson, who added that"if there are ways to further speed it up then we will."during his State of the Union address that"we're joining with European allies to find and seize [Russian oligarchs'] yachts, their luxury apartments, their private jets.
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