As the government refuses a request to set up a public inquiry into the death of poisoned Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, his widow, Marina, tells Jon Snow she is very disappointed by the decision.
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Mr Litvinenko, 43, was poisoned with radioactive polonium-210 while drinking tea at the Millennium Hotel in London’s Grosvenor Square in 2006.
The family believe Mr Litvinenko was working for MI6 at the time of his death and was killed on the orders of the Kremlin.
A government spokesman said: “We believe that the coroner’s inquest can continue to effectively investigate the circumstance of Mr Litivenko’s death and we will continue to co-operate fully with it.”
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