Sunday shows round-up: ‘Lay the blame at the door of Putin’ for Navalny death

Speaking to Trevor Phillips on Sky News this morning, Illegal Migration Minister Michael Tomlinson joined the foreign secretary in stating that Putin was responsible for the death of his most prominent critic Alexei Navalny. Tomlinson said Navalny’s ‘courage knew no bounds’. Phillips asked what more the UK could do in response to Putin. Tomlinson described the UK’s previous sanctions as ‘robust’. He said it was important to continue supporting Ukraine, and that Foreign Secretary David Cameron was considering the ‘appropriate next steps’.

Putin remaining in power will mean ‘more warmongering’

Laura Kuenssberg spoke to Evgenia Kara-Murza, whose husband is also imprisoned in Russia for opposing the Ukraine war. Kara-Murza said that Putin believes he is ‘untouchable’, that he has used political assassination for the entirety of his rule, and that there would be more wars if he remains in power. Kuenssberg asked Kara-Murza if Navalny’s death has made her more afraid for her husband’s safety.