Boris Johnson told MPs that British dignitaries may boycott the tournament if Moscow turns out to be responsible for the spy incident EPABritish dignitaries including the Duke of Cambridge could boycott the World Cup in Russia if there is proof that Moscow is behind the poisoning of two people in Salisbury, Boris Johnson has suggested. The foreign secretary told MPs it was clear that the state was now “in many respects a malign and disruptive force and the UK is in the lead across the world in trying to counteract that activity”. He said there might be “no UK representation” at the World Cup if the host nation turned out to be responsible for putting the double agent Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter, Yulia, 33, in a coma. Mr Johnson told the Commons: “If things turn out to be as many members, I think, suspect .

Source: The Times March 06, 2018 17:03 UTC