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Britain "stands ready" to impose sanctions in tandem with the European Union and other allies and is working to expand trade and financial restrictions against human rights abusers to also target corrupt officials around the world, a U.K. minister said Wednesday. Lord Tariq Ahmad, minister for South Asia and the Commonwealth, told attendees of the virtual ACAMS Sanctions Space Summit on Wednesday that the United Kingdom, which exited the EU in January 2020 and now imposes sanctions autonomously, wants to work with the bloc, the United States, Canada and other partners on future designations where possible. "We're likely to consider...