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In her response to the Labourn leader UK Prime Minister Theresa May says the issue is not a question of Britain's diplomacy around the world, but the culpability of the Russian state for attacks on UK soil.

To Jeremy Corbyn, she said: "There is a consensus across the backbenches of this House, I'm only sorry the consensus do not go as far as you."

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Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn says the UK has to expose the flows of ill-gotten cash.

He urges the PM to build a consensus with its allies, adding Labour supports her in taking multilateral action to ensure the chemical weapons convention is adhered to and this sort of incident never happens again.

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Jeremy Corbyn says it's "a matter of huge regret" that the country's diplomatic capacity has been stripped back over the past five years.

"The measures we take have to be effective not just for the long term security of citizens but to make the world free of chemical weapons," he adds.

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn asks the PM how she has responded to Russian calls for a sample of the nerve agent. There are cries of "disgraceful" from the Conservative benches.

He also calls for Mrs May to update the House on conversations she has had with the Russian government.

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn - the leader of the UK's opposition - says the UK's response to Russia must be guided by the rule of law, support for international agreements and respect for human rights.

"Our response must be decisive and proportionate and based on clear evidence," he says.

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Theresa May says she welcomes strong expressions of support from Nato and partners from across the EU against Russia.

The organisation of the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons had been notified, she said.

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There will be no attendance of ministers or the Royal Family to this year's World Cup.

Mrs May said the UK had no issue with the Russian people and said hopes had been high for a close relationship after the end of the Cold War.

But, she added: "It's tragic that President Putin has chosen to act in this way."

And the message was that "those who seek us harm - you are not welcome here".

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The UK prime minister says she hopes there will be cross party support for these measures, which include increased checks on private flights, customs and freezing Russian state assets.

"There is no place for these people or their money in our country," she says.

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New legislative powers are to be developed to harden defences against all forms of hostile state activity, Theresa May says.

The home secretary has been asked whether there is a need for new counter-espionage powers.

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Theresa May says the UK will now expel 23 Russian diplomats who have been identified as undeclared intelligence officers.

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Theresa May says there were only two conclusions following the Salisbury incident, that either this was a direct act by the Russian state against the UK or the Russian government had lost control of a military grade agent.

Mrs May says the Russians have shown complete disdain for what happened and says the only conclusion was that the Russian state was culpable for the attempted murder of the Skripals.

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Labour's Catherine West says that there have been five high-profile gun crimes in Haringey. She says that streets are plagued with knife-crime, but now gun-crime is becoming an epidemic.

Mrs May says that the Home Secretary will shortly be publishing a strategy, and she advises her to meet Mrs Rudd.

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Sir Vince Cable raises the case of the so-called "black-cab rapist" John Worboys, telling the House he is due for release from "high security prison" this week.

Sir Vince asks why Worboys was "not tested first in open prison" and also claims the Parole Board did not look for "evidence of contrition" before making a decision to free him.

Theresa May says there is "a case before the courts" at the moment and the Parole Board will be asked to explain its decision.

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Theresa May opens a statement on the response of the Russian government following the attack on a former Russian spy in Salisbury with a tribute to the emergency services and people in the area,

"The ongoing risk to the public is low," she says.

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Conservative Lucy Allan says that like many towns and cities across the UK, Telford has had distressing cases of child sexual abuse exploitation.

She says Telford will now be hosting an independent local inquiry into the case. She asks if the PM will join her in congratulating the campaigner and the journalist who highlighted the case. She seeks assurances that no stone will be left unturned during the inquiry.

Mrs May says everyone has been shocked by the actions of these "ruthless criminals" and congratulates the two women central to the case.