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The widow of ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko has welcomed Gordon Brown's stance on the extradition of a man to stand trial over her husband's death. Marina Litvinenko praised the prime minister for "standing firm" on calls for Andrei Lugovoi to be extradited two years after her husband was poisoned. Mr Brown is thought to have raised the case with new Russian president Dmitry Medvedev at the G8 summit in Japan. The UK suspects ex-KGB agent Mr Lugovoi of murder but he denies involvement. Mr Litvinenko, who was a fierce critic of former Russian President Vladimir Putin, was poisoned in London in 2006. His widow's comments came after Whitehall sources told the BBC's Newsnight the murder was carried out with the backing of the Russian state. 'No compromise' Mrs Litvinenko said she was "proud of being British" in a statement... [read full story]
