London — The UK will take "robust" action against whoever poisoned a former Russian spy, the country’s home secretary Amber Rudd has warned. "The use of a nerve agent on British soil is a brazen and reckless act," Rudd told parliament on Thursday. "This is attempted murder in a most cruel and public way. We will respond in a robust and appropriate manner." Sergey Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious on a bench in Salisbury, south-west of London, on Sunday. They were "targeted specifically" and government experts have identified the "specific nerve agent used", which will help identify the source, the metropolitan police said late Wednesday. A police officer who was hospitalised after attending the scene was affected by the same nerve agent, Rudd said. The officer was in a serious condition, but "conscious, talking and engaging". ‘Brazen’ Rudd stopped short of saying who she thought was responsible, although legislators questioning her named Russia. Conservative Edwa...
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