UK says would respond 'robustly' if a state behind ex-spy collapse
File photo: Former Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gives a speech at the Foreign Office in London December 7, 2017. Photograph:(Reuters)
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson warned on Tuesday that Britain would respond "robustly" if it emerged that a state was behind the "disturbing" collapse of a former Russian double agent in England.
Johnson confirmed to MPs that Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious on Sunday, adding: "Should evidence emerge that implies state responsibility then Her Majesty's government will respond appropriately and robustly."