Fenland MP Steve Barclay included on Russia's 'stop list' as Kremlin hits back at UK government
Russia's foreign ministry has sanctioned Fenland MP Steve Barclay as it hits back at the British government's support for Ukraine.
The Conservative MP is included on the Kremlin's sanction list released at around lunchtime on Wednesday.
As news broke, MPs were wearing sanctions as a “badge of honour” after Moscow banned nearly 300 from entering Russia in retaliatory action over the UK’s response to the invasion of Ukraine.
A statement accused the Conservative and Labour members of “whipping up of Russophobic hysteria”.
The Russian foreign ministry announced it would continue to work on the expansion of the Russian 'stop list' in response to the British government's sanctions on oligarchs and the country itself following its invasion of Ukraine.
"Taking into account London's bet on the consistent strengthening of anti-Russian sanctions, work on retaliatory countermeasures, including the expansion of the Russian "stop list", will continue," said a statement from the Russian foreign ministry as it announced it was taking action against 287 members of the House of Commons, though its list contained numerous former MPs.
"The decision of the UK government to include 386 deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on the sanctions list, on the basis of reciprocity, imposes personal restrictions on 287 members of the House of Commons of the British Parliament.
"These persons, who are no longer allowed to enter the Russian Federation, took the most active part in the establishment of anti-Russian sanctions instruments in London, and contribute to the groundless whipping up of Russophobic hysteria in the UK.
"The hostile rhetoric and far-fetched accusations coming from the mouths of British parliamentarians not only condone the hostile course of London, aimed at demonising our country and its international isolation, but are also used by opponents of mutually respectful dialogue with Russia to undermine the foundation of bilateral cooperation."
Boris Johnson said the MPs “should regard it as a badge of honour”, and multiple politicians welcomed being included on the list.
Tory former chief whip Mark Harper said he was “proud” to be included, ex-minister Andrew Murrison said he was “delighted”, while former Brexit secretary David Davis joked “how ever will I cope?”.
The sanctions list also includes ministers Jacob Rees-Mogg, Amanda Milling and Penny Mordaunt, as well as Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle.
But the supposed list of “members of the Conservative Party faction in the House of Commons” appeared well out of date.
Charlie Elphicke, who was thrown out of the party and jailed after being found guilty of three counts of sexual assault, was also included.
So too were Sir Oliver Letwin, Dominic Grieve and Justine Greening – who all had the whip withdrawn for rebelling over Brexit and were no longer MPs after the 2019 election.
Speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions, Mr Johnson said: “It’s I think no disrespect to those who haven’t been sanctioned, when I say that all those 287 should regard it as a badge of honour.
“And what we will do is keep up our robust and principled support for the Ukrainian people and their right to protect their lives, their families, and to defend themselves.
“That’s what this country is doing, and that has the overwhelming support, I think, of the whole House.”
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced the sanctions against the Duma on March 11.
List of Conservative MPs (or former MPs) have been sanctioned by Russia:
Stephen Paul Barclay
David Michael Davis
Charles George Eustice
Dominic Charles Grieve
Christopher Heaton-Harris
Jeremy Hunt
Alistair William Jack
Daniel Robert Kavchinski
Andrea Jacqueline Leadsom
Julian Murray Lewis
Esther Louise Mcvey
Penelope Mary Mordaunt
Caroline Fiona Ellen Nokes
Christopher John Pincher
Jacob William Rees-mogg
Mark Steven Spencer
Theresa Ann Villiers
Heather Kay Wheeler
Nigel Adams
Bim Afolami
Adam Afriyie
Peter James Guy Aldous
Lucy Elizabeth Allan
Stuart James Andrew
Edward John Compport Argar
Victoria Mary Atkins
Richard Michael Bacon
Kemi Badenoch
Steve John Baker
Harriet Mary Morison Baldwin
John Charles Baron
Alexander Paul Beresford
James Jacob Gilchrist Berry
Peter William Bone
Peter James Bottomley
Andrew Campbell Bowie
Ben David Bradley
Karen Anne Bradley
Jack Edgar Brereton
Andrew James Bridgen
Steve Brine
Fiona Claire Bruce
Michael Alex Burghart
Conor Burns
Alan Hugh Cairns
James Roger Cartlidge
William Nigel Paul Cash
Maria Colette Caulfield
Alexander John Gervase Chalk
Ata-ur-rehman Chishti
Joanna Peta Churchill
Simon Richard Clarke
Geoffrey Clifton-brown
Therese Anne Coffey
Alberto Castrenze Costa
Robert Alexander Courts
Tracey Elizabeth Anne Crouch
David Thomas Charles Davies
Edward Glyn Davies
Mims Jane Alice Davies
Philip Davies
Michelle Emma May Donelan
Steve Daniel Double
Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-ernle-drax
James Philip Duddridge
David James Duguid
Philip Martin Dunne
Michael Ellis
Charlie Brett Anthony Elphicke
Michael Louis David Fabricant
Victoria Grace Ford
Kevin John Foster
Mark Gino Francois
George William Freeman
Mike Whitney Freer
Marcus John Hudson Fysh
Roger James Gale
Mark Robert Timothy Garnier
Nusrat Munir Ui-ghani
Nicholas John Gibb
Paul William Girvan
John Philip Glen
Robert Goodwill
Richard Michael Graham
James Whiteside Gray
Christopher Patrick James Green
Damian Howard Green
Justine Greening
Dominic Charles Roberts Grieve
Samuel Phillip Gyimah,
Robert Henry Halfon,
Luke Anthony Hall
Greg William Hands
Mark James Harper,
Elizabeth Rebecca Scott Harris
Trudy Lynne Harrison
Simon Anthony Hart
John Henry Hayes
Oliver Heald,
Gordon Henderson,
Damian Patrick Hinds
Kevin Paul Hollinrake
Philip Thomas Hollobone,
Adam James Harold Holloway
John Michael Howell
Nigel Paul Huddleston
Eddie Francis Hughes
Bernard Christison Jenkin,
Andrea Marie Jenkyns
Robert Edward Jenrick,
Caroline Elizabeth Johnson
Gareth Alan Johnson
Joseph Johnson,
Andrew Hanson Jones,
David Ian Jones
Marcus Charles Jones,
Gillian Keegan,
Seema Louise Ghiassi Kennedy
Stephen Charles Kerr
Greg Knight,
John Robert Lamont
Pauline Elizabeth Latham
Philip James Lee
Jeremy John Elton Lefroy
Edward Julian Leigh
Oliver Letwin,
Andrew Iain Lewer
Ian Richard Peregrine Liddell-Grainger,
Julia Louise Lopez
Jack Giacomo Lopresti
Jonathan George Caladine
Tim Paul Loughton
Craig Mackinlay,
Rachel Helen Maclean
Alan Mac
Scott Leslie Mann
Paul Christopher Maynard
Patrick Allen Mcloughlin
Stephen Anthony Mcpartland,
Mark Andrew Menzies
Johnny Luther Mercer
Huw William Merriman
Stephen James Metcalfe
Amanda Anne Milling
Nigel John Mills
Andrew John Bower Mitchell,
Damien Moore,
Nicola Ann Morgan
James George Morris
David Gordon Mundell
Sheryll Murray
Andrew William Murrison,
Robert James Macgillivray Neill
Sarah Louise Newton
Alexander Jesse Norman,
Neil O'brien,
Neil Quentin Parish,
Mark Julian Francis Pawsey,
John David Penrose
Christopher Ian Brian Mynott Philp
Rebecca Faye Clark Pow
Victoria Mary Boswell Prentis,
Mark Andrew Pritchard
Thomas Christopher John Pursglove
Jeremy Mark Quin
William James Quince
John Alan Redwood
Laurence Anthony Robertson
Mary Josephine Robinson
Douglas Gordon Ross
Lee Benjamin Rowley
David Henry Rutley,
Paul Stuart Scully
Andrew Edmund Armstrong Selous,
Richard James Shannon
Alec Edward Shelbrooke
Christopher James Skidmore
Chloe Rebecca Smith
Henry Edward Smith
Julian Richard Smith
Royston Matthew Smith,
Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames,
Andrew George Stephenson,
Andrew John Stevenson
Robert Alexander Stewart
Roderick James Stewart
Gary Nicholas Streeter,
Melvin John Stride
Graham Charles Stuart,
Desmond Angus Swayne
Robert Andrew Raymond Sims
Derek Gordon Thomas
Margaret Ann Throup
Kelly Jane Tolhurst
Justin Paul Tomlinson
Michael James Tomlinson
Craig Paul Tracey
David Arthur Stephen Tredennick,
Shailesh Lackman Vara,
Martin John Vickers
Theresa Ann Villers
Robin Caspar Walker
David John Warburton
Matt Robert Warman
Helen Olivia Bicknell Whately,
Heather Kay Wheeler
Craig Whittaker
John Flasby Lawrance Whittingdale
William David Wiggin
Sarah Wollaston
Mike John Wood
William Peter Wragg
Jeremy Paul Wright
The Following Labour Mps Members Have Been Sanctioned:
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle, Speaker Of The House Of Commons
Diane Julie Abbott
Deborah Angela Elspeth Marie Abrahams
Michael Lee Amesbury
Antonia Louise Antoniazzi,
Jonathan Michael Graham Ashworth
Margaret Mary Beckett,
Clive James Charles Betts
Paul Christopher Blomfield
Kevin Denis Brennan
Karen Patricia Buck,
Richard Burgon,
Don Petula Butler,
Alan Campbell,
Dan Joseph Carden
Charalambos Charalambous
Vernon Rodney Coaker,
Neil Alan John Coyle
Stella Judith Creasy
Judith Mary Cummins
Janet Jessica Daby
Tarnmanjit Singh Dhesi ,
Peter Christopher Dowd
Rosie Clare Duffield,
Chris Philip James Elmore
Victoria Jane Foxcroft,
Barry Strachan Gardiner,
Ruth Stephanie Nicole George
Preet Kaur Gill
John Timothy Grogan
Louise Haigh,
Fabian Uziell-Hamilton,
David George Hanson
Carolyn Harris,
Susan Mary Hayman
John Healey
Margaret Olivia Hillier
Sharon Hodgson,
George Edward Howarth
Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis,
Darren Paul Jones
Gerald Jones,
Mohammed Afzal Khan,
Peter Kyle
Ian Lavery
Emma Louise Lewell-buck,
Anthony Joseph Lloyd
Justin Piers Richard Madders
Khalid Mahmood,
Rachael Helen Maskell
Christian Matheson,
Kerry Gillian Mccarthy
Conor Patrick Mcginn
James Ignatius O'Rourke McMahon,
James Ian Mearns
Stephen James Morgan
Ian Murray
Alexander James Jordan Norris
Stephanie Louise Peacock,
Luke Pollard
Eleanor Claire Reeves
Matthew Richard Allen Rodda
Lloyd Cameron Russell-moyle,
Jeff Smith,
Nicholas Desmond John Smith
Karin Marguerite Smyth
Alexander David Sobel,
John Francis Spellar
Mark Richard Tami
Gareth Richard Thomas
Stephen Creswell Timms,
Mary Elizabeth Twist
Alan Patrick Vincent Whitehead
Daniel Stephen Zeichner
