UK politics live: Truss warns Britons of ‘some economic hardship’ as she announces more Russia sanctions

Foreign secretary makes statement to Commons; defence secretary warned over ‘indiscriminate’ bombing in UkraineUK law firms aiding Russian oligarchs could face penalties, No 10 suggestsUkrainians denied entry to UK despite being eligible for visaNo 10 distances itself from Truss comments on UK volunteersRussia-Ukraine crisis: live newsIn a thread on Twitter, Rob Ford, the politics professor and co-author of Brexitland, a book explaining the attitudinal shifts (including on immigration) that led to Brexit, says that the public may be much more supportive of opening the borders to Ukrainian refugees than people (like Priti Patel?) assume. It starts here.And here is one of Ford’s conclusions. Continue reading…

Foreign secretary makes statement to Commons; defence secretary warned over ‘indiscriminate’ bombing in Ukraine

In a thread on Twitter, Rob Ford, the politics professor and co-author of Brexitland, a book explaining the attitudinal shifts (including on immigration) that led to Brexit, says that the public may be much more supportive of opening the borders to Ukrainian refugees than people (like Priti Patel?) assume. It starts here.

And here is one of Ford’s conclusions.

Continue reading…

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