Litvinenko Inquiry Debate

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Litvinenko Inquiry

Lord Wallace of Saltaire Excerpts
Thursday 21st January 2016

(8 years, 3 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Bates Portrait Lord Bates
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I am very happy to do that. Of course, that is what we are aiming for. That is the direction and thrust of our policy. We want those two individuals to come to the UK so that they can be put on trial and all the evidence can be put to them, they can seek to defend themselves and a judgment can be made.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire Portrait Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD)
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My Lords, does the Minister think it possible or even likely that the polonium could have entered Britain in a diplomatic bag?

Lord Bates Portrait Lord Bates
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The report does not go into that level of detail—or certainly not the parts that I have read. That is something that will be examined very carefully because, again, that would ratchet up this issue to a further level of deep concern.