Russia sanctions almost 300 British MPs in retaliatory move, but its list includes several errors

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Russia sanctions almost 300 British MPs in retaliatory move, but its list includes several errors
MPs in the House of CommonsUK Parliament/Jessica Taylor
  • Russia says it has banned 287 UK MPs from entering the country in retaliation to sanctions.
  • Russia's foreign ministry said the bans are because British MPs are creating "Russophobic hysteria."
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Russia has sanctioned nearly 300 British MPs in retaliation for restrictions imposed on members of its parliament, the Duma, last month, but has included a number of politicians who are no longer serving.

In its list of 287 individuals, the Kremlin has targeted current ministers including Cabinet Office minister Steve Barclay, minister for Brexit opportunities Jacob Rees-Mogg, trade minister Penny Mordaunt, and solicitor general Alex Chalk, as well as senior MPs such as Jeremy Hunt, Steve Baker, David Davis and Julian Lewis.

However Russia has also gone after Rory Stewart, Dominic Grieve and Sarah Wollaston, who haven't been MPs since the 2019 election, and Charlie Elphicke, who stepped down after being found guilty on three counts of sexual assault.

In another error, Tory MP Heather Wheeler's name appears twice, as the 18th and 206th entries, meaning there are actually just 286 names on the list. Meanwhile Alun Cairns' name has been misspelled.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the politicians listed "cannot visit the Russian Federation from now on."

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A translation of a statement reported by state-owned Russian news agency RIA Novosti said the sanctions were being applied "on the basis of reciprocity," following the decision to sanction 386 members of the Duma after they backed Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

"These persons, who are now banned from entering the Russian Federation, took the most active part in the establishment of anti-Russian sanctions instruments in London (and) contribute to the groundless whipping up of Russophobic hysteria in the UK," it read.

"The hostile rhetoric and far-fetched accusations coming from the lips of British parliamentarians not only condone the hostile course of London, aimed at demonizing our country and its international isolation, but are also used by opponents of a mutually respectful dialogue with Russia to undermine the foundation of bilateral co-operation."

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and 10 other senior politicians — mostly members of the Cabinet — have already been barred. Theresa May, the former prime minister, was also on the initial list.

"Taking into account London's bet on the consistent strengthening of anti-Russian sanctions, work on countermeasures, including the expansion of the Russian 'stop list,' will continue," it added.

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Speaking during Prime Minister's Questions shortly after the list was published, Boris Johnson said those on the list "should regard it as a badge of honour".

He vowed that the UK "keep up our robust and principled support for the Ukrainian people and their right to protect their lives, their families, and to defend themselves".

Chris Bryant, the senior Labour MP and prominent critic of the Putin regime, told the Commons he was "absolutely distressed that I am not on the list… and if I am honest slightly surprised".

He added: "I can only assume the Russian Federation accepts every single thing I have said about President Putin over the last few years is true. He is a barbarous villain and we should make sure he fails."

Peter Bone, one of the Tory MPs to feature on the list, said: "I am proud to have supported Ukraine and its people. I condemn Russia for its barbaric invasion. Sanctioning me will not stop me speaking out."

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Tim Loughton, another of the sanctioned Conservatives, said he had "done the double", after he was also banned from China for speaking out against human rights abuses.

The list of MPs, as published by Russia's foreign ministry, can be seen here, or keep scrolling for the full list:

Conservative MPs

    1. Stephen Paul BARCLAY,
    2. David Michael DAVIS,
    3. Charles George EUSTICE,
    4. Dominic Charles GRIEVE,
    5. Christopher HEATON-HARRIS,
    6. Jeremy Richard Streynsham HUNT,
    7. Alistair William JACK,
    8. Daniel Robert KAWCZYNSKI,
    9. Andrea Jacqueline LEADSOM,
    10. Julian Murray LEWIS,
    11. Esther Louise MCVEY,
    12. Penelope Mary MORDAUNT,
    13. Caroline Fiona Ellen NOKES,
    14. Christopher John PINCHER,
    15. Jacob William REES-MOGG,
    16. Mark Steven SPENCER,
    17. Theresa Ann VILLIERS,
    18. Heather Kay WHEELER,
    19. Nigel ADAMS,
    20. Bim AFOLAMI,
    21. Adam AFRIYIE,
    22. Peter James Guy ALDOUS,
    23. Lucy Elizabeth ALLAN,
    24. Stuart James ANDREW,
    25. Edward John Comport ARGAR,
    26. Victoria Mary ATKINS,
    27. Richard Michael BACON,
    28. Kemi BADENOCH,
    29. Steve John BAKER,
    30. Harriet Mary Morison BALDWIN,
    31. John Charles BARON,
    32. Alexander Paul BERESFORD,
    33. James Jacob Gilchrist BERRY,
    34. Peter William BONE,
    35. Peter James BOTTOMLEY,
    36. Andrew Campbell BOWIE,
    37. Ben David BRADLEY,
    38. Karen Anne BRADLEY,
    39. Jack Edgar BRERETON,
    40. Andrew James BRIDGEN,
    41. Steve BRINE,
    42. Fiona Claire BRUCE,
    43. Michael Alex BURGHART,
    44. Conor BURNS,
    45. Alan Hugh CAIRNS,
    46. James Roger CARTLIDGE,
    47. William Nigel Paul CASH,
    48. Maria Colette CAULFIELD,
    49. Alexander John Gervase CHALK,
    50. Atta-Ur-Rehman CHISHTI,
    51. Joanna Peta CHURCHILL,
    52. Simon Richard CLARKE,
    53. Geoffrey CLIFTON-BROWN,
    54. Therese Anne COFFEY,
    55. Alberto Castrenze COSTA,
    56. Robert Alexander COURTS,
    57. Tracy Elizabeth Anne CROUCH,
    58. David Thomas Charles DAVIES,
    59. Edward Glyn DAVIES,
    60. Mims Jane Alice DAVIES,
    61. Philip DAVIES,
    62. Michelle Emma May DONELAN,
    63. Steve Daniel DOUBLE,
    64. Richard Grosvenor PLUNKETT-ERNLE-DRAX,
    65. James Philip DUDDRIDGE,
    66. David James DUGUID,
    67. Philip Martin DUNNE,
    68. Michael ELLIS,
    69. Charlie Brett Anthony ELPHICKE,
    70. Michael Louis David FABRICANT,
    71. Victoria Grace FORD,
    72. Kevin John FOSTER,
    73. Mark Gino FRANCOIS,
    74. George William FREEMAN,
    75. Mike Whitney FREER,
    76. Marcus John Hudson FYSH,
    77. Roger James GALE,
    78. Mark Robert Timothy GARNIER,
    79. Nusrat Munir UI-GHANI,
    80. Nicholas John GIBB,
    81. Paul William GIRVAN,
    82. John Philip GLEN,
    83. Robert GOODWILL,
    84. Richard Michael GRAHAM,
    85. James Whiteside GRAY,
    86. Christopher Patric James GREEN,
    87. Damian Howard GREEN,
    88. Justin GREENING,
    89. Dominic Charles Roberts GRIEVE,
    90. Samuel Phillip GYIMAH,
    91. Robert Henry HALFON,
    92. Luke Anthony HALL,
    93. Greg William HANDS,
    94. Mark James HARPER,
    95. Elizabeth Rebecca Scott HARRIS,
    96. Trudy Lynne HARRISON,
    97. Simon Anthony HART,
    98. John Henry HAYES,
    99. Oliver HEALD,
    100. Gordon HENDERSON,
    101. Damian Patrick HINDS,
    102. Kevin Paul HOLLINRAKE,
    103. Philip Thomas HOLLOBONE,
    104. Adam James Harold HOLLOWAY,
    105. John Michael HOWELL,
    106. Nigel Paul HUDDLESTON,
    107. Eddie Francis HUGHES,
    108. Bernard Christison JENKIN,
    109. Andrea Marie JENKYNS,
    110. Robert Edward JENRICK,
    111. Caroline Elizabeth JOHNSON,
    112. Gareth Alan JOHNSON,
    113. Joseph JOHNSON,
    114. Andrew Hanson JONES,
    115. David Ian JONES,
    116. Marcus Charles JONES,
    117. Gillian KEEGAN,
    118. Sema Louise Ghiassi KENNEDY,
    119. Stephen Charles KERR,
    120. Greg KNIGHT,
    121. John Robert LAMONT,
    122. Pauline Elizabeth LATHAM,
    123. Philip James LEE,
    124. Jeremy John Elton LEFROY,
    125. Edward Julian LEIGH,
    126. Oliver LETWIN,
    127. Andrew Iain LEWER,
    128. Ian Richard Peregrine LIDDELL-GRAINGER,
    129. Julia Louis LOPEZ,
    130. Jack Giacomo LOPRESTI,
    131. Jonathan George CALADINE,
    132. Tim Paul LOUGHTON,
    133. Craig MACKINLAY,
    134. Rachel Helen MACLEAN,
    135. Alan MAC,
    136. Scott Leslie MANN,
    137. Paul Christopher MAYNARD,
    138. Patrick Allen MCLOUGHLIN,
    139. Stephen Anthony MCPARTLAND,
    140. Mark Andrew MENZIES,
    141. Johnny Luther MERCER,
    142. Hugh William MERRIMAN,
    143. Stephen James METCALFE,
    144. Amanda Anne MILLING,
    145. Nigel John MILLS,
    146. Andrew John Bower MITCHELL,
    147. Damien MOORE,
    148. Nikola Ann MORGAN,
    149. James George MORRIS,
    150. David Gordon MUNDELL,
    151. Cheryl MURRAY,
    152. Andrew William MURRISON,
    153. Robert James MacGillivray NEILL,
    154. Sarah Louise NEWTON,
    155. Alexander Jesse NORMAN,
    156. Neil O'BRIEN,
    157. Neil Quentin PARISH,
    158. Mark Julian Francis PAWSEY,
    159. John David PENROSE,
    160. Christopher Ian Brian Mynott PHILP,
    161. Rebecca Faye Clark POW,
    162. Victoria Mary Boswell PRENTIS,
    163. Mark Andrew PRITCHARD,
    164. Thomas Christopher John PURSGLOVE,
    165. Jeremy Mark QUIN,
    166. William James QUINCE,
    167. John Alan REDWOOD,
    168. Lawrence Anthony ROBERTSON,
    169. Mary Josephine ROBINSON,
    170. Douglas Gordon ROSS,
    171. Lee Benjamin ROWLEY,
    172. David Henry RUTLEY,
    173. Paul Stuart SCULLY,
    174. Andrew Edmund Armstrong SELOUS,
    175. Richard James SHANNON,
    176. Alec Edward SHELBROOKE,
    177. Christopher James SKIDMORE,
    178. Chloe Rebecca SMITH,
    179. Henry Edward SMITH,
    180. Julian Richard SMITH,
    181. Royston Matthew SMITH,
    182. Arthur Nicholas Winston SOAMES,
    183. Andrew George STEPHENSON,
    184. Andrew John STEVENSON,
    185. Robert Alexander STEWART,
    186. Roderick James STEWART,
    187. Gary Nicholas STREETER,
    188. Melvin John STRIDE,
    189. Graham Charles STUART,
    190. Desmond Angus SWAYNE,
    191. Robert Andrew Raymond SYMS,
    192. Derek Gordon THOMAS,
    193. Margaret Ann THROUP,
    194. Kelly Jane TOLHURST,
    195. Justin Paul TOMLINSON,
    196. Michael James TOMLINSON,
    197. Craig Paul TRACEY,
    198. David Arthur Stephen TREDENNICK,
    199. Shailesh Lackman VARA,
    200. Martin John VICKERS,
    201. Theresa Ann VILLERS,
    202. Robin Caspar WALKER,
    203. David John WARBURTON,
    204. Matthew Robert WARMAN,
    205. Helen Olivia Bicknell WHATELY,
    206. Heather Kay WHEELER,
    207. Craig WHITTAKER,
    208. John Flasby Lawrance WHITTINGDALE,
    209. William David WIGGIN,
    210. Sarah WOLLASTON,
    211. Mike John WOOD,
    212. William Peter WRAGG,
    213. Jeremy Paul WRIGHT.

Labour MPs

  1. Lindsay Harvey HOYLE, Speaker of the House of Commons,
  2. Diane Julie ABBOTT,
  3. Deborah Angela Elspeth Marie ABRAHAMS,
  4. Michael Lee AMESBURY,
  5. Antonia Louise ANTONIAZZI,
  6. Jonathan Michael Graham ASHWORTH,
  7. Margaret Mary BECKETT,
  8. Clive James Charles BETTS,
  9. Paul Christopher BLOMFIELD,
  10. Kevin Denis BRENNAN,
  11. Karen Patricia BUCK,
  12. Richard BURGON,
  13. Don Petula BUTLER,
  14. Alan CAMPBELL,
  15. Dan Joseph CARDEN,
  16. Charalambos CHARALAMBOUS,
  17. Vernon Rodney COAKER,
  18. Neil Alan John COYLE,
  19. Stella Judith CREASY,
  20. Judith Mary Cummins,
  21. Janet Jessica DABY,
  22. Tarnmanjeet Singh DHESI,
  23. Peter Christopher DOWD,
  24. Rosie Clare DUFFIELD,
  25. Chris Philip James ELMORE,
  26. Victoria Jane FOXCROFT,
  27. Barry Strachan GARDINER,
  28. Ruth Stephanie Nicole GEORGE,
  29. Preet Kaur GILL,
  30. John Timothy GROGAN,
  31. Louise HAIGH,
  32. Fabian UZIELL-HAMILTON,
  33. David George HANSON,
  34. Carolin HARRIS,
  35. Susan Mary HAYMAN,
  36. John HEALEY,
  37. Margaret Olivia HILLIER,
  38. Sharon HODGSON,
  39. George Edward HOWARTH,
  40. Daniel Owen Woolgar JARVIS,
  41. Darren Paul JONES,
  42. Gerald JONES,
  43. Mohammed Afzal KHAN,
  44. Peter KYLE,
  45. Ian LAVERY,
  46. Emma Louise LEWELL-BUCK,
  47. Anthony Joseph LLOYD,
  48. Justin Piers Richard MADDERS,
  49. Khalid MAHMOOD,
  50. Rachel Helen MASKELL,
  51. Christian MATHESON,
  52. Kerry Gillian MCCARTHY,
  53. Conor Patrick MCGINN,
  54. James Ignatius O'Rourke MCMAHON,
  55. James Ian MEARNS,
  56. Stephen James MORGAN,
  57. Ian MURRAY,
  58. Alexander James Jordan NORRIS,
  59. Stephanie Louise PEACOCK,
  60. Luke POLLARD,
  61. Eleanor Claire REEVES,
  62. Matthew Richard Allen RODDA,
  63. Lloyd Cameron RUSSELL-MOYLE,
  64. Jeff SMITH,
  65. Nicholas Desmond John SMITH,
  66. Karin Marguerite SMYTH,
  67. Alexander David SOBEL,
  68. John Francis SPELLAR,
  69. Mark Richard TAMI,
  70. Gareth Richard THOMAS,
  71. Stephen Creswell TIMMS,
  72. Mary Elizabeth TWIST,
  73. Alan Patrick Vincent WHITEHEAD,
  74. Daniel Stephen ZEICHNER.
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