Alexander Litvinenko Case - British Response

[Oblivious]

I have quite strong feelings on this. Whilst I applaud the fact 4 Russian diplomats were expelled today, I don't feel this goes far enough.

The British government must not tolerate foreign countries playing games on British soil. This really must be pushed.

I can't speculate whether there is enough evidence to strongly support the accusations against Andrei Lugovoi, but I choose to trust my government on this. There seems to be a relatively strong cross party consensus.

Step up the pressure on Russia.

 

[Oblivious]

I fully understand that Russia is capable of putting immense pressure on us, especially from an oil/fuel prospective.

However as Nix says, this is British overign soil and we cannot and must not accept such reckless behaviour by someone who obviously still has connections with the Russian government. This is far more than some rogue criminal.

At this moment in time expelling the diplomats is a measured response but we must push and ensure this is followed up by further suitable responses each becoming more serious until Russia respond flavourably.