U.K To Expel 23 Russian Diplomats Over Chemical Attack On Ex-Spy

Daily Mail: Britain hits back: Theresa May vows to EXPEL 23 Russian spies, CANCELS all contact with Moscow and calls for international SANCTIONS as she lays out reprisals for nerve gas attack

* Theresa May has unveiled the UK's response to the Salisbury nerve agent attack
* Donald Trump voiced support for Britain's position in telephone call last night
* Mrs May already had the backing of France and Germany to stand up to Moscow
* Moscow said it would retaliate if May delivers on threatened 'punitive' response
* UK has made formal protest over nerve agent use at UN Human Rights Council
* Britain calling for emergency session of the UN security council to discuss issue

Theresa May vowed to expel 23 Russian spies today as she laid out Britain's retaliation over the Salisbury nerve gas outrage.

In the biggest diplomatic swipe for decades, the Prime Minister gave the 'undeclared intelligence agents' a week to leave the country and suspended 'all high level contact' with the country.

Mrs May also paved the way for a crackdown on cronies of Vladimir Putin, suggesting there would be no tolerance for corrupt money in London and raising the prospect of asset seizures.

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WNU Editor: Not everyone is on board with these expulsions .... 'You're a disgrace to your party!' Fury as Corbyn says he does not TRUST security services' evidence that Russia is to blame for spy nerve agent attack (Daily Mail).

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