Overview
- Labour presses Kemi Badenoch to state whether she knew of the brief and to bar anyone representing a sanctioned individual from her shadow cabinet, with party chair Anna Turley leading the criticism.
- Justice minister Jake Richards tells Badenoch that Lord Wolfson should resign from the shadow cabinet or leave Abramovich’s team, questioning his ability to advise on policy touching Abramovich’s assets.
- Jersey authorities are investigating the origins of more than £5.3bn in assets linked to Abramovich and held in the Channel Islands.
- The government says the Jersey proceedings are delaying transfer of about £2.5bn from the Chelsea sale, after Keir Starmer set a 90‑day deadline to release the money or face court action.
- The Conservatives defend Wolfson’s role, stressing he is not instructed on the Chelsea matter and citing the cab‑rank rule, as the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign urges emergency law to curb sanctioned individuals’ legal tactics.