23 Russian diplomats to be expelled from UK
Prime Minister Theresa May says the Russian state was culpable in the nerve agent attack in Salisbury on former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia and is expelling 23 diplomats.
"All who been identified as undeclared intelligence officers. They have just one week to leave," she says.
"This will be the single biggest expulsion for over 30 years and it will reflect the fact that this is not the first time the Russian state has acted against our country."
She says Russia's response "has shown complete disdain for the gravity of these events" and the country has offered no explanation for the Russian-made novichok nerve agent used in the attack.
The PM says the matter has been treated with "sarcasm, contempt and defiance".
"It must be met with a full and robust response," she says.
"We've agreed immediate actions to dismantle the Russian espionage network in the UK."
She says no ministers or members of the Royal Family will be attending this summer's World Cup.
