i know the thoughts of the whole house will be with the family of don's sturgis in particular following the tragic loss. in march, i set out why the government concluded that the russian state was culpable for the attempted murder. allso said that while we share a sense of impatience to bring those responsible to justice, as a nation that believes in the rule of law we will give them time to carry out their investigation. since then, around 250 detectives have trawled through more than 11,000 hours of cctv and taken more than 1400 statements. working around the clock, they have carried out painstaking and methodical work to ascertain which individuals were responsible and the methods they used to carry out the attack. mr. speaker, is forensic investigation has now produced sufficient evidence for the independent director of public prosecution to bring charges against two russian nationals for the conspiracy to murder sergei script. the attempt at murder and other detective sergeant, the use and possession of a draw again causing grievous bodily harm with intent. this morning, the police

the same two men are now also the prime suspect in the case of don sturgis and charlie, too. there is no other inquiry behind -- beyond this. they have formally linked the attack. it is now one investigation. there are good reasons for doing so. our own analysis, together with yesterday's report has confirmed the exact same chemical nerve agent was used in both cases. there is no evidence to suggest that they may have been deliberately targeted, but rather were victims of the reckless disposal of this agent. the police have released further details of the small glass counterfeit perfume bottle and box, discovered in charlie rowley's house, and found to contain this nerve agent. the manner in which the bottle was modified leaves no doubt it was modified to smuggle the lesson -- weapon into the country, and the deliberate of the attack. mister speaker, the investigation into the poisoning is ongoing and police are appealing for further information. but were these two suspects within our jurisdiction, there would be a clear basis in law for their arrest for murder. mr. speaker,

after coming into contact with the nerve agent police believe it was through this person bottle don sturgis of salisbury later died. british justice. at the time we want to see what we have managed to achieve to help. british police have released close circuit t.v. images of petrol of and it off arriving at london's gatwick airport two days before the script polls were targeted. this image of the man was taken at salisbury train station a day before the attack and this at the same station on the day of the poisoning. moments later they're seen on closed circuit t.v. walking through the city police say traces of the nerve agent were also found in their london hotel room where they stayed that weekend. in the house of commons the british prime minister claimed the two men are russian military intelligence officials this is speaking repeatedly asked russia to account for what happened in saul's re in march and they have replied with obfuscation and laws this is including trying to pass the blame for the attack on terrorists onto our international partners and even on to the future mother in la

after coming into contact with the nerve agent police believe it was through this persian bottle don sturgis of salisbury later died. they will face british justice. obviously the government of the time we want to see what we have managed to achieve to the. british police have released close circuit t.v. images of petrol of and it off arriving at london's gatwick airport two days before the script polls were targeted. this image of the man was taken at salisbury train station a day before the attack. and this at the same station on the day of the poisoning moments later they're seen on closed circuit t.v. walking through the city police say traces of the nerve agent were also found in their london hotel room where they stayed that weekend. in the house of commons the british prime minister claimed the two men are russian military intelligence officials misspeak or repeatedly asked russia to account for what happened in salzburg in march and they have replied with obfuscation and law is this including trying to pass the blame for the attack on terrorists onto our international partners and ev

salisbury in wiltshire where to agents of the russian gru were involved in the murder, the murder of don sturgis and the attempted murder of others. you know, you see what's happening now with these two characters produced in this satirical way by putin on russian tv, asks these ludicrous, patsy questions making a mockery of the whole thing, and it really makes my blood boil. [applause] i just think for a government, for government that wants to be taken seriously to behave like that in 2018, we really have to treat them with, i hold that regime and absolute contempt. i think absolutely appalling. [applause] i say, i will say now i think that, you know, i say to those two guys who were on russian tv, they are murderers. if a dispute the fact then they consume me in the courtroom. [applause] >> i think you said the biggest mistake you have made in your public career is having trusted the russians. >> it wasn't that i trusted vendor i believe i was sufficiently overconfident to think that i could engage and reach out and actually get difference. they just haven't changed. but i'll say one thing ju

outrageous event in salisbury where two agents of the russian gr you were involved in the murder of don sturgis and the attempted event in salisbury where two murder of others. you see what is happening now with the two characters produced in this satirical way by vladimir putin n russian tv. ... i think it's bsolutely appalling. i say now for a government who wants to be taken seriously, we really have to treat them with -- i hold that regime in absolute contempt. i think it's absolutely appalling. i think, y now, i think you know, the two guys who are on russian tv. they are murderers and if they dispute that fact, they can sue me in he court room. >>you said the biggest mistake you'd made in your public career is having trusted the russian. it wasn't that i trusted them. i believed i was sufficiently overconfident to think that i could engage and actually make a difference. they just haven't hanged. but i'll say one thing -- allow myself to use that phrase. what was so fantastic was after salisbury, 28 countries around the world came together and there's more to come by the way and expelled