The six most important revelations from the Salisbury Novichok attack report

Britain has announced fresh sanctions on Russia following the conclusions of a public inquiry into the 2018 Novichok poisonings .

Dawn Sturgess , 44, died after coming into contact with the nerve agent in Amesbury, Wiltshire, while her partner, Charlie Rowley, survived but with lasting ill-effects.

Sergei Skripal – the target of the original attack in Salisbury – his daughter Yulia, and police officer Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey were also poisoned. New Feature

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Sir Keir Starmer said the incident “shocked the nation” and that the findings of Lord Anthony Hughes are “a grave reminder of the Kremlin’s disregard for innocent lives”.

Here are the most important conclusions which came out of the inquiry.

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