What the papers say: Corbyn's foolish response to the Salisbury attack

Theresa May did not hold back in her Commons statement on the Salisbury spy attack, warning Russia it has until midnight tonight to explain why a Russian nerve agent was used in the incident. The Sun praises her reaction as ‘admirably tough’. But there is criticism for the Labour leader: ‘Never has the gulf between her and Jeremy Corbyn seemed wider’, according to the Sun. While Theresa May was right to rebuke Russia and ‘trust (that) the civilised world will unite behind us’, Corbyn misjudged the mood ‘hideously’. Instead, the Labour leader chose this ‘sombre national moment to advance Labour’s interests’. He started by ranting about ‘Russians “funding the Tory Party”’ and then moved on to ‘waffle (about) police and NHS staffing’. ‘Never has Corbyn sunk lower,’ the paper concludes. ‘Thank heavens we have a PM who gets how grave’ the incident in Salisbury was. After all, if Corbyn was in charge, the ‘old fool’ would ‘invite Putin in for a cuppa’.