According to the Ministry, 287 members of the House of Commons from all parties will face “personal limits,” stating that the chosen MPs “played the most active role” in penalizing 386 members of Russia’s lower house of parliament, the Duma.
The parliamentarians also contributed to “the baseless drumming up of Russophobic hysteria in the UK,” according to the Ministry.
Downing Street Chief of Staff Steve Barclay, Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle, Brexit Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg, and other Conservative and Labour legislators were among those sanctioned.
“The hostile rhetoric and far-fetched accusations coming from the mouths of British parliamentarians not only condone London’s hostile course, aimed at demonizing our country and isolating it from the rest of the world,” the statement read. “They are also used by opponents of mutually respectful dialogue with Russia to undermine the foundation of bilateral cooperation.”
Boris Johnson, who was sanctioned along with other British lawmakers earlier this month, told parliament on Wednesday that sanctioned lawmakers should “regard it as a badge of honor.”
