Badenoch under fire as Tory shadow attorney general acts for Roman Abramovich

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Source: theguardian.com
Badenoch under fire as Tory shadow attorney general acts for Roman Abramovich

Labour urges Conservative leader to reveal whether she knew David Wolfson was to represent Russian oligarch in legal case

Kemi Badenoch is under pressure to act on the revelations that her shadow attorney general is representing the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, despite UK sanctions against him.

David Wolfson, a Tory peer, is part of the legal team representing Abramovich as he attempts to recover billions in frozen assets he owns in the Channel islands.

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