Salisbury Incident Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Salisbury Incident

Paul Masterton Excerpts
Wednesday 14th March 2018

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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Who forms part of the American Administration is not a matter for me; it is for the President. However, we are leaving our American colleagues in no doubt about the seriousness of this issue. Mr Tillerson did indeed make robust comments after this incident, and I am sure we will be working with his replacement to ensure that America is one of those allies who stand alongside us.

Paul Masterton Portrait Paul Masterton (East Renfrewshire) (Con)
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This attack on our soil is part of a long and aggressive strategy by Russia not just to undermine the west, but to divide and rule. With that in mind, does the Prime Minister agree that we need to do more to call out the Putin regime, including by recognising their occupation of Georgia? That is what it is: an occupation.

Baroness May of Maidenhead Portrait The Prime Minister
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We of course stand ready to call out the Putin Administration and Russian Government; we do that across a number of fronts and will continue to do so.