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The Skripals’ case almost exactly parallels that of Litvinenko (aside from the identification of immediate suspects and the fact that currently we’re dealing with an attempted assassination) and, though one player has a starring role in both, the denouements have been rather different. With Litvinenko, first the government gagged the inquest with a PII; then the Home Secretary, one Theresa May (ever heard of her?), after repeatedly refusing requests for a public inquiry on the basis that this would upset the president (Putin, that is), had one eventually squeezed out of her; and finally, after publication of the report of said inquiry in early 2016, which pointed the finger of ultimate responsibility at the Russian state, Mrs May robustly froze the assets of the two principal suspects and the Foreign Secretary (some chap called Philip Hammond) robustly asked the Russian ambassador to convey a slapped wrist to Vlad the poisoner.
So what's changed in a mere two years? Well there was an awkward little referendum which was supposed to put to bed internecine Tory conflicts but only succeeded in laying bare the rank and incestuous secrets of a model of familial dysfunction. This was followed by an awkward little election in which a strong and stable wannabe became a weak and feeble woman virtually overnight. Then, several disasters later (Brexit ‘negotiations’, Grenfell Tower mishandling, dubious NI alliances, Boris Johnson etc.), the Tories are in a bit of a tizzy and dropping in the public’s estimation faster than a cannonball off the leaning tower of Pisa.
I guess all this goes to prove that a 'Kremlin stooge' can be turned.