Russian diplomats depart following their expulsion
A plane carrying more than 20 Russian diplomats and their families has departed London’s Stansted airport, after they were expelled from Moscow’s Kensington embassy following the Salisbury poisoning.
Embassy staff waved goodbye as a procession of cars carrying roughly 80 people pulled away from the gated Kensington Palace Gardens complex just after 10am. Hugging each other and carrying pet carriers, suitcases and bags, 23 diplomats with their children and families boarded a chartered flight to return to Russia.