Litvinenko widow gives evidence

The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko has told the inquiry into his death that she has not spoken to his father since he branded him a “traitor”.

Marina Litvinenko started her evidence at the Royal Courts of Justice in central London today as she described how the couple first met in 1993 and his early career with the KGB, including work with an anti-terrorist unit and a secret unit called URPO.