Post by Webster on Feb 23, 2022 19:04:55 GMT
(The Guardian) This from PA: Boris Johnson has issued a correction after he wrongly claimed that Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich was the subject of targeted sanctions by the UK government. The prime minister tabled a written ministerial statement in the House of Commons to clarify such measures had not been imposed on the Russian-Israeli billionaire businessman.
On Tuesday, Mr Johnson told MPs that Abramovich was “already facing sanctions” - a claim disputed by Labour MP Chris Bryant, among others.
In his new statement, the prime minister reiterated the UK government’s first wave of sanctions following Russia’s actions against Ukraine had seen “oligarchs at the heart of Putin’s inner circle and banks which have bankrolled the Russian occupation of Crimea” among those targeted.
He added on Wednesday: Roman Abramovich has not been the subject of targeted measures. More generally anyone who comes to this country on an Israeli passport is a non-visa national. Israelis are required to obtain a visa if they want to live, work or study in the UK.
Abramovich had issues around his entrepreneurial visa in 2018. In October 2021, the businessman’s spokesperson confirmed he travelled to London as an Israeli citizen - therefore entering the United Kingdom without the need for a visa.
On Tuesday, Mr Johnson told MPs that Abramovich was “already facing sanctions” - a claim disputed by Labour MP Chris Bryant, among others.
In his new statement, the prime minister reiterated the UK government’s first wave of sanctions following Russia’s actions against Ukraine had seen “oligarchs at the heart of Putin’s inner circle and banks which have bankrolled the Russian occupation of Crimea” among those targeted.
He added on Wednesday: Roman Abramovich has not been the subject of targeted measures. More generally anyone who comes to this country on an Israeli passport is a non-visa national. Israelis are required to obtain a visa if they want to live, work or study in the UK.
Abramovich had issues around his entrepreneurial visa in 2018. In October 2021, the businessman’s spokesperson confirmed he travelled to London as an Israeli citizen - therefore entering the United Kingdom without the need for a visa.
