BORIS Johnson will rush through emergency laws targeting dirty money held here by Russian oligarchs.
The PM ordered swift action to make it easier for law enforcement to seize property or other assets.
He will give agencies new powers to dig into complex financial affairs.
Priti Patel will introduce emergency legislation to Parliament on Tuesday to extend the use of unexplained wealth orders.
The Home Secretary believes it will leave rich Putin cronies and Kremlin-backed money launderers no hiding place here.
It will bring properties held by complex ownership structures into the scope of the law — meaning they can be seized if the owner fails to explain how they were bought.
Mr Johnson is rushing forward his promise to open up the “Matryoshka doll of Russian-owned companies” often set up offshore to keep the owner’s identity secret.
They are used to buy lavish homes in London — a ploy MPs claim launders money by Russians linked to the Kremlin.
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A Government source said last night: “Our law enforcement agencies must be supported with strengthened powers to investigate and prosecute those corrupt Russian elites laundering money and asset here.”
Russia has warned of “military consequences” if Finland and Sweden join Nato.
The threat was made by Maria Zakharova of its foreign affairs ministry.
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