PM to make mystery statement to MPs today
Theresa May is expected to make a mystery statement to members of parliament today, following her first appearance at PMQs since the summer.
The Prime Minister is earmarked to give a surprise statement to MPs, on a subject not yet disclosed, according to the Guardian, which cites multiple Whitehall and Westminster sources.
Number 10 declined to comment on the matter, and there is no record of it in the parliamentary calendar.
The newspaper suggests this level of secrecy could point towards it being a security matter, potentially an update on the Novichok poisonings in Salisbury and Amesbury.
Yesterday the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) backed the government in assessing that the chemical agent responsible for the death of Dawn Sturgess in Amesbury on 8 July was Novichok, the same kind used in the attempted assassinations of Sergei and Yulia Skripal earlier this year.
Both the Skripals survived the attack, having spent several days unconscious in hospital.
Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "The recklessness of the Russian state in bringing a nerve agent in to the UK, and total disregard for the safety of the public, is appalling and irresponsible. Our thoughts are with the family of Dawn Sturgess, and with Charlie Rowley.
“This is another reminder of the importance of the international community standing together to uphold the global ban on all use of chemical weapons, and ensure that the rules based international order is respected so we can all keep our citizens safe.”