alternative conclusion other than that the russian state was culpable for the attempted murder of mr script powell and his daughter under the vienna convention the united kingdom will now expel twenty three russian diplomats who have been identified as undeclared intelligence officers russia reacts to britain's mergers calling them unacceptable and unjustified while promising a tele trade response. in other news tonight human rights advocates call on the u.s. congress.

the russian state was culpable for the attempted murder of mr script powell and his daughter may have treated the use of a military grade agent in europe with sarcasm contempt and defiance the united kingdom will now expel twenty three russian diplomats who have been identified as undeclared intelligence offices they have just one week to believe this will be the single biggest expulsion of over thirty years it is essential that we now come together with our allies and to send a clear message to those who would seek to undermine them. also coming up a fourth term as german chancellor uncle americal the world's most powerful woman made a promise today that she will probably never make again. if. i say that have looted a cage my efforts to the well being of the german people. mind you she's conscientiously and to justice to. the vase and help make aunt. we begin the day with the first response to the first ever chemical weapons attack inside a member of nato the country attacked britain the country behind the attack russia now that is the conclusion of british intelligence following las

alternative conclusion other than that the russian state was culpable for the attempted murder of mr script powell and his daughter and for threatening the lives of other british citizens in salzburg including detective sergeant nick they. this represents an arm all full use of force by the russian state against the united kingdom. under the vienna convention the united kingdom will now expel twenty three russian diplomats who have been identified as undeclared intelligence offices they have just one week to leave this will be the single biggest expulsion for over thirty years and it reflects the fact that this is not the first time that the russian state has acted against our country. through these explosions we will fundamentally degrade russian intelligence capability in the u.k. for years to come and if they seek to rebuild it we will prevent them from doing so . let's get more on this from emily sure we're in moscow and charlotte to charleston poll here with me in the studio welcome to both let's start with you charlotte so twenty three different kicked out mrs may says that's a lot who are t

alternative conclusion other than that the russian state was culpable for the attempted murder of mr script powell and his daughter and for threatening the lives of other british citizens in salzburg including detective sergeant nick bailey this represents an arm all full use of force by the russian state against the united kingdom. and as i set out on monday it has taken place against the backdrop of a well established pattern of russian state aggression across europe and beyond is must therefore be met with a full and robust response beyond the actions we have already taken since the murder of mr litvinenko and to counter this pattern of russian aggression elsewhere . as the discussion in this house on monday made clear it is essential that we now come together with our allies to defend our security to stand up for our values and to send a clear message to those who would seek to undermine them. this morning i chaired a further meeting of the national security council where we agreed immediately actions to dismantle the russian espionage network in the u.k. urgent work to develop new powers to t

alternative conclusion other than that the russian state was culpable for the attempted murder of mr script powell and his daughter and for threatening the lives of other british citizens in salzburg including detective sergeant nick bailey this represents an unlawful use of force by the russian state against the united kingdom she told parliament she's expelling twenty three russian diplomats alleged to be undeclared intelligence offices they have a week to leave she said the u.k. will suspend all high level bilateral contacts with russia and cancel a planned visit by foreign minister sergei lavrov ministers of the royal family will boycott russia's well cup in june and she said the government would freeze russian state assets if there's evidence they may be used to threaten the life or property of u.k. nationals or residence. the opposition labor party leader jeremy corbyn was supportive up to a point his spokesman later refused to say the russian state was definitely at fault if the government believes that it is still a possibility that russia negligently lost control of a military grade nerve

alternative conclusion other than that the russian state was culpable for the attempted murder of mr script powell and his daughter and for threatening the lives of other british citizens in salzburg including detective sergeant nick davies. this represents an unlawful use of force by the russian state against the united kingdom she told parliament she's expelling twenty three russian diplomats alleged to be undeclared intelligence offices they have a week to leave she said the u.k. will suspend all high level bilateral contacts with russia and cancel a planned visit by foreign minister sergei lavrov ministers and the royal family will boycott russia's well cup in june and she said the government would freeze russian state assets if there's evidence they may be used to threaten the life or property of u.k. nationals or residence of the opposition labor party leader jeremy corbyn was supportive up to a point his spokesman later refused to say the russian state was definitely at fault if the government believes that it is still a possibility that russia negligently lost control of a military grade n

the poisoning of former spy surrogate script powell and his daughter make claims that the soviet era nerve agent was used in the atomic reprisals against moscow. mr speaker it was right to offer russia the opportunity to provide an explanation but their response has demonstrated complete disdain for the gravity of these events. they have provided no credible explanation that they could suggest they don't control the agent no explanation as to how this agent came to be used in the united kingdom no explanation as to why russia has an undeclared chemical weapons program in contravention of international law. well besides the expulsion of twenty three diplomats the british pm said that high level contacts will be suspended and an official meeting with the russian foreign minister counselled trees in may also a nun's than the op dated sanctions bill against russia as well as the fact that u.k. m.p.'s and members of the royal family will not attend the football world cup in russia this summer. moscow has called the u.k.'s measures a crude provocation. there would be counter measures meanwhile with the investigation into the attack on the former russia

the russian state was culpable for the attempted murder of mr script powell and his daughter they have treated the use of a military grade agents in europe with sarcasm contempt and defiance the united kingdom will now expel twenty three russian diplomats who have been identified as m declared intelligence offices they have just one week to be this will be the single biggest expulsion for over thirty years is it essential that we now.