Minister for Europe: Russia could ‘face serious consequences’

In an urgent question, the shadow foreign minister, David Lammy, asked the minister for Europe, James Cleverly, for an update on Russia and Ukraine.

New legislation, which is expected to “come into force this afternoon”, will “broaden the designation criteria for the Russia sanctions regime”. This will increase the number of possible sanctions that Britain imposes on Russia “in response to any further Russian aggression”.

Despite this, Lammy raised concerns that media reports suggesting that Britain’s plan to seek diplomatic solutions with Russia has “fallen through”.