Salisbury has been left upset after a Russian flag was draped on the city cathedral (Image: SWNS)
Workmen were spotted removing the flag on Sunday morning after it was reportedly hung overnight. The stunt was branded as 'disrespectful" and a "slap in the face" after former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok on March 4 last year. Dawn Sturgess, 44, also died after she came into contact with a perfume container used to carry the Novichok on June 30.
Jo Broom, Conservative councillor for the St Martin's and Cathedral Ward, said: "My initial reaction was just one of shock and sadness that someone would choose to do this at any time, but particularly as we're leading up to the first anniversary of the incident and the city is very much trying to be positive.
