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Moscow continues with its unjustified campaign of fear and intimidation
Tory shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel said
In response to the hostile actions of the British side, a decision was made to include on the Russian 'stop list' a number of representatives of the political establishment, the military bloc, high-tech enterprises, and the British journalistic corps who have demonstrated themselves to be anti-Russian.
Russia's ministry of foreign affairs saidTo be clear, we refute these allegations. They’re baseless. We’re now considering our response,
a No 10 spokesperson said
The UK government is unapologetic about protecting our national interests and will now respond in due course, and our embassy in Moscow will continue its important work in Russia to support UK interests.”
The spokesperson added