13 Mar 2018

'Highly likely' Russia behind Skripal poisoning - Theresa May

From Morning Report, 7:19 am on 13 March 2018

UK Prime Minister Theresa says it is highly likely Russia was responsible for the nerve agent attack in Salisbury last week. She's demanded an explanation from the Russian government - and has given them until tomorrow night to explain the attack.

Mrs May told British MPs Russia is the prime suspect in the crime. Theresa May says the nature of the UK's future relationship with Russia will hang on the answers given by Russian officials to questions regarding the attack. The BBC's Tom Symonds has been covering the story and talks to us from London.