Overview
- Conservative officials confirm Lord David Wolfson is instructed in ongoing Jersey proceedings for Roman Abramovich and is not working on the Chelsea funds matter.
- Labour figures including Justice Minister Jake Richards and party chair Anna Turley allege a conflict of interest and urge Wolfson to recuse himself or leave the front bench.
- Jersey authorities are investigating more than £5.3bn in assets linked to Abramovich, a process cited by ministers as delaying transfer of the Chelsea sale proceeds.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued a 90‑day ultimatum this month for Abramovich to release the funds or face court action directed at supporting humanitarian causes in Ukraine.
- Abramovich’s representatives say a large portion of the proceeds cannot be released until the Jersey case concludes and argue the money should benefit all victims of the war.