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Johnson not threatening England World Cup boycott

The Three Lions' participation at Russia 2018 is to go ahead as planned after a parliamentary statement from the foreign secretary suggested otherwise

The Football Association (FA) does not believe comments made by foreign secretary Boris Johnson on the United Kingdom's relationship with Russia place England's participation at the 2018 World Cup in jeopardy.

Johnson addressed the House of Commons on Tuesday to answer questions over the alleged poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury.

Skripal and his daughter Yulia are critically ill in hospital after being found unconscious on Sunday afternoon.

Counter Terrorism Police have now taken over the investigation, while Russia has denied any involvement, with a government spokesperson saying it has "no information" relating to the incident.