Overview
- The Conservatives confirmed the shadow attorney general will not advise Kemi Badenoch on Russia or Ukraine, including any decisions related to potential troop deployments.
- Wolfson is on Roman Abramovich’s legal team in Jersey in proceedings he says concern data protection, not UK sanctions or the Chelsea sale.
- Badenoch’s office said the Jersey case is a different jurisdiction with no read‑across to the £2.5bn from the Chelsea sale, which remains frozen for Ukraine-related causes.
- Keir Starmer challenged Badenoch’s judgment at PMQs over a perceived conflict of interest, and Badenoch later accused the prime minister of lying in a post on X.
- Labour figures and Ukraine campaigners protested and called for Wolfson’s removal, while Conservatives noted other lawyers in the shadow team can advise on Ukraine policy.