British MPs Back Economic Crime Reforms as Action Urged on Seizing Oligarchs’ Assets

British MPs Back Economic Crime Reforms as Action Urged on Seizing Oligarchs’ Assets
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New laws designed to tackle “dirty money” hidden in the UK have cleared the House of Commons, amid calls for ministers to go further on seizing oligarchs’ assets.

The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill received an unopposed third reading after it was rushed through the Commons on Monday.