Theresa May supports move to snub World Cup in Russia over 'spy poisoning'

British Prime Minister Theresa May has backed moves to snub the World Cup in Russia - if Kremlin links are proven in the Salisbury contamination scare.

Theresa May supports move to snub World Cup in Russia over 'spy poisoning'

British Prime Minister Theresa May has backed moves to snub the World Cup in Russia - if Kremlin links are proven in the Salisbury contamination scare.

Mrs May told MPs at Prime Minister's Questions that the British Government would "look at whether ministers and other dignitaries should attend" the tournament after a former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, 66, and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia were taken to hospital with "suspected exposure to an unknown substance".

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