Russia spy probe: 'It was a WARLIKE act' MP EXPLODES against Russian spy attack
TORY MP Tom Tugendhat exploded against the Russian Federation's alleged attempted murder of former Russian double-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury.
'A war-like act' Tory MP hits out at Russia over spy incident
The Tonbridge and Malling MP hit out against Russia after Theresa May accused the country of an "unlawful use of force" on British territory.
Former Russian double-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia remain in critical conditions after coming into contact with a nerve agent called novichok as they dined in Salisbury.
Mr Tugendhat said: "This, if not an act of war, was certainly a war-like act by the Russian Federation.
"This is not the first we’ve seen and while some in this house have stayed silent and decided to join the information warfare that that state is conducting against us and our allies, we have seen them invade countries in the East, attack allies, attempt to kill prime minister and even now they are backing the murderous Assad regime which has no problem gassing its own people."
The Tory MP also took a chance to take a dig at opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn for remaining "silent" over Russian participation in the poisoning attempt.
He continued: "The Honourable Gentleman opposite stays silent.
"Would my Right Honourable friend agree that now is the time to call on our allies, to call on the European Union – who has worked with us so well on sanctions – on Nato and particularly on the United States and ask what they will do to assist us at this moment when we are in need."
The Prime Minister said it was "highly likely" that Moscow was responsible for poisoning former Mr Skripal and his daughter on March 4.
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This if not an act of war was certainly a warlike act by the Russian Federation
She said: "It is now clear that Mr Skripal and his daughter were poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia.
"Based on the positive identification of this chemical agent by world-leading experts at the defence, science and technology agency our knowledge that Russia has previously produced this agent, and would still be capable of doing so, Russia’s record of conducting state-sponsored assassinations, and our assessment that Russia views some defectors as legitimate targets for assassinations, the Government has concluded that it is highly likely that Russia is responsible for the attack against Sergei and Yulia Skripal."
But Russian news agencies reported Mrs May’s comments were politically motivated and based on a provocation.
The TASS news agency quoted Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying: "It is a circus show in the British parliament.
"The conclusion is obvious: It's another political information campaign, based on a provocation."