UK politics live: Zelenskiy to address cabinet over Russia sanctions

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy is addressing the cabinet this morning to bring fresh impetus to efforts to stop Russia evading sanctions on its oil exports.

The Ukrainian president is in the UK after attending yesterday’s summit of the European Political Community, hosted by Keir Starmer at Blenheim Palace.

At the meeting, European leaders agreed to launch a “call to action” to disrupt the growing fleet of “phantom” tankers carrying sanctioned Russian oil around the world.

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In other news, MPs will continue their debate around measures in the King’s speech earlier this week, stay with us for all the day’s political developments.