Matt Western

Matt Western

Labour — Warwick and Leamington

Speaking in the House of Commons on 4 December 2025

Debate

Dawn Sturgess Inquiry

Contribution

My thoughts, too, are with the family of Dawn Sturgess. In 2010, Putin said: “Traitors will kick the bucket, believe me.” Post-Litvinenko, how can it be that our country can afford protection for, say, a former Prime Minister such as Liz Truss, but not for an asset such as Sergei Skripal? Yesterday’s story in the i newspaper underlines the issue about Russian agents infiltrating our society, and the points the Minister makes across the board are so well put, but given that, as we have heard, Putin has no concern for life, least of all in his own country, can the Minister confirm that he is working with all Departments across Government to assure the British public of their safety and security?

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