Listen on the go: Four Days investigation, narrated by Kevin Donovan, at 4pm tonight on Channel 4.
On Friday, April 21, the British Foreign Office warned of a possible military strike on Syria by Britain and its NATO allies if the chemical attack in Douma is confirmed, sparking a furious debate on social media as many questioned why UK authorities would be prepared to commit troops to an attack on the Syrian people.
“If confirmed by US intelligence then we will consider a serious and proportionate response,” the foreign office said in a statement on Friday.
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On Saturday, April 22, Mr Salisbury’s body is handed in for identification.
* The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Liz Truss, lead a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee at the National Grid offices in North London.
On Monday, April 24, Mr Salisbury’s body is handed in for identification.
* At this point, the Foreign Office is not saying whether Mr Salisbury will be identified by name or using a pseudonym.
* At around 3.30pm on April 27, the Foreign Office releases a statement saying that Mr Salisbury “and his wife” had been given an “undesirable” phone call with a Russian man, “in what appears to be an attempt to recruit him for Russian intelligence services”, and says that “information” from that phone call had been shared with the Russians.
* Prime Minister Theresa May resigns as Tory leader.
Theresa May is pictured arriving for the opening of Parliament in London. Credit: PA
Theresa May is pictured arriving for the opening of Parliament in London. Credit: PA
Theresa May arrives at the Palace of Westminster for the opening of Parliament in London. Credit: PA
Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at the Palace of Westminster for the opening of Parliament in London. Credit: PA
* Mr Salisbury, meanwhile, had reported Mr Johnson to the police the previous day. In the statement on Friday, the Foreign Office said: “He received a phone call
