Labour MPs will be despondent after Rayner and Mandelson departures, says cabinet minister – UK politics live
Scotland secretary Douglas Alexander said of Rayner’s departure that MPs ‘feel quite acutely that sense of loss’The UK government has implemented 100 new sanctions designed to hit Russia’s revenues and military supplies, including against its so-called shadow fleet carrying oil and...
<p>Scotland secretary Douglas Alexander said of Rayner’s departure that MPs ‘feel quite acutely that sense of loss’</p><p>The UK government has implemented 100 new sanctions designed to hit <strong>Russia</strong>’s revenues and military supplies, including against its so-called shadow fleet carrying oil and electronics companies.</p><p>The move announced by the UK foreign secretary, <strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/yvette-cooper">Yvette Cooper</a></strong>, as she travels to <strong>Kyiv</strong>, comes as <strong>Vladimir Putin</strong> continues to obstruct peace efforts by launching the largest air attack of the war against <strong>Ukraine</strong>, with more than 800 missiles and drones fired in a single night.</p><p>Cooper, appointed UK foreign secretary in <strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/05/yvette-cooper-david-lammy-reshuffle-no-10-sources">Keir Starmer</a></strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/05/yvette-cooper-david-lammy-reshuffle-no-10-sources">’s reshuffle</a> one week ago, said:</p><p>The UK will not stand idly by as Putin continues his barbaric invasion of Ukraine. His complete disregard for sovereignty has been shown this week when he recklessly sent drones into Nato airspace. The security of Nato and Ukraine are crucial to the UK’s security – an integral part of the prime minister’s plan for change.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/sep/12/uk-politics-latest-news-peter-mandelson-labour-keir-starmer-angela-rayner">Continue reading...</a>
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