UK expels Belarus diplomats in tit-for-tat move

Foreign Office retaliates after expulsion of British diplomats following protests in Minsk

Britain has expelled two Belarusian diplomats in response to the removal of two UK envoys from the former Soviet bloc country, the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has said.

The move came after the British diplomats, including a defence attache, were ordered home from the capital, Minsk.