Last week the Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab, set out the Government's proposals to tackle strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), often known as "lawfare".
The UK had already supplied Ukraine with military support before Putin illegally invaded their country. For a number of years our military has trained the Ukrainian army through Operation ORBITAL.
I commend our Government who have played a leading role in support of Ukraine over these past months in response to Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine.
The Home Secretary today brought forward the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill. The Bill is expected to be proceed through Commons by the end of today, which is quite rare for legislation but shows the Government's urgency to counter illicit financial activity from Russia.
The Speaker of the Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, welcomed the Ukrainian ambassador, Vadym Prystaiko, to the House of Commons before Prime Minister's Questions today.
Yesterday, the Home Secretary, Priti Patel MP, set out a new route open to provide sanctuary to Ukrainian refugees. However, I, and my co-signatories from yesterday’s letter, pressed the Government to do more as, in our judgement, the official position yesterday did not go far enough.
