sergei markov is a former russian member of parliament and he joins me from there live this evening. mr. markov, welcome to the program. first, if i might, just talk about these expulsions before i get to the tragedy that you're all undergoing. you heard what steven hadley said, the former national security adviser, that this tit for tat may have now, you know, put a full stop on it. but is moscow going to retaliate for these expulsions? it's been threating to do ithr yet we've heard nothing yet. >> i think moscow were experiencing same number of diplomats. it's clear, but i think this is a deal not about diplomats. it's for western coalition to try to claim russian authorities responsible for use in weaponry. and i think it's very dangerous development because on one hand, we could see the effect. secondly, they clear violated about chemical weaponry. on the streets of london, salisbury. and i think it's very dangerous development because on one hand we could see that it has no effect. secondly britain's government clear violator about chemical weaponry because, according to those co

sergei markov, thank you forjoining us. that was sergei markov speaking earlier from minsk.k in a certain aircraft factory in lancashire — not so good maybe if you live in yemen. as saudi arabia's crown prince, mohammed bin salman rounded off a trip to the uk tonight, his country has signed a letter of intent to buy 48 more typhoon fighters from bae systems. britain is underfire from human rights groups for arming saudi arabia at the same time as mr bin salman, prince bin salman, one of the architects of the yemen war is portrayed by his country's media as the kingdom's best hope for human rights, reform and renewal. today's announcements about the planes followed meetings with theresa may, boris johnson and the queen. earlier, i spoke to sherard cowper coles, formerly british ambassador to saudi and former consult to bae. i asked him if this deal was good news for people in factories across the uk. yes, good news for the british economy, but also good news for british influence in the middle east. good news for our relationship with saudi arabia. good news for a britain lea

joining us from there now is doctor sergey markov, a former kremlin aide and mp in vladimir putin's united nova jock ended up in salisbury in the united kingdom? —— nova shock. first of all we don't know that it is nova shock —— not the jock. know that it is nova shock —— not thejock. we know british intelligence service community are very experienced in classification, it could have been a different chemical attack, it is similarto different chemical attack, it is similar to what's been used in eastern ghouta, in syria, in the war there, there is an indication this has been made in syria as well as now in salisbury. russia is waiting on official documentation and letter from british authorities and the british authorities have no facts and no real evidence of involvement of russian authorities in the case. we will now see hysterical speeches in parliament and the media, which is part of the campaign which we have seen for years. just to clarify, you do not accept the british government assessment that this was a russian nerve agent made only in russia? we don't trust the british authoriti