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Exclusive: The Royal Navy has not seized any sanctioned Russian oil tankers because of concerns in Whitehall that the cost of berthing and maintaining the vessels could reach tens of millions of pounds Sir Keir Starmer pledged last month to “go after” Russian tankers flying false flags. Under his plans the vessels can be boarded by special forces and officers from the National Crime Agency However, no operations have taken place due to a dispute in government over where the vessels should be held and which department will pay for them. The Department for Transport has been accused of “dragging its feet” Officials have highlighted the case of a Panamanian-registered ship called the MV Matthew, which was seized by the Irish authorities in September 2023. More than 2.2 tonnes of cocaine worth €157 million was on board. Maintenance, security and berthing of the vessel has so far cost more than £10 million thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…








London. A hotbed of crime, terrorism, Sharia Law and murders. Awful city. Terrible.



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A French woman pours a drink of cider for a British Bren gunner in Lisieux, France (1944)









