Sunday shows round-up: ‘Lessons have not been learned’ about Russia

Marina Litvinenko: ‘Lessons have not been learned’ The case of the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, who has been hospitalised alongside his daughter after a suspected attempt on his life, has been dominating news headlines since it happened. Marina Litvinenko, the widow of the one-time Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, who is believed to have been killed on the orders of Vladimir Putin in 2006, told Andrew Marr that she did not think enough was being done by the British authorities to protect former Russian agents now resident in the UK:

AM: Your husband was murdered 12 years ago, and then you fought very hard for public enquiry, and after that public enquiry reported and suggested there was probably a Kremlin link, you got a letter from Theresa May – then the Home Secretary. ML: Yes, we had a meeting and a discussion about what we might achieve after this public enquiry verdict. And after this meeting I received a letter [which said] ‘I, and this Government, a clear that we must continue to pursue justice for your husband’s killing and that we will take every step to protect the UK and its people from such a crime ever being repeated.’