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Less Than Half of Britons Back May's Actions Regarding Salisbury Incident - Poll

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Almost half of UK residents (46 percent) approve the steps taken by the country's Prime Minister Theresa May amid the poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal, a poll showed on Sunday.
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According to the BMG Research poll for The Independent newspaper, 27 percent of respondents were not satisfied with May's response.

The poll was conducted on April 10-13 among 1,562 respondents.

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Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious on March 4 on a bench at a shopping center in the UK city of Salisbury. London accused Moscow of orchestrating the poisoning of the former intelligence officer with the A234 nerve agent. Russia refuted the allegations.

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Soon after the incident, London announced the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomatic workers. Over 25 countries have since expelled Russian diplomats "in solidarity" with London.

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