Lammy warns Putin as Russian diplomat stripped of accreditation

David Lammy said the Foreign Office was protecting the UK’s national interests (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

The UK will be “unapologetic” in standing up to Vladimir Putin, David Lammy said after the Foreign Office stripped a Russian diplomat’s accreditation.

The move was a tit-for-tat response after Moscow expelled a British diplomat it accused of spying, a claim dismissed as “baseless” by the Foreign Office.