Russia has sanctioned a number of Manchester MPs and hundreds of others across the country for “whipping up of Russophobic hysteria”.
The Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday it was taking action against 287 members of the House of Commons in response to sanctions against Russian politicians.
Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov’s department announced the move in response to the UK sanctioning 386 members of the Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, over the invasion of Ukraine.
Among those on the list include Gorton MP Afzal Khan, Hazel Grove MP William Wragg, Oldham MP Jim McMahon and Cheadle MP Mary Robinson.
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