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Boris Johnson presses Trump over Harry Dunn suspect returning to UK Boris Johnson presses Trump over Harry Dunn suspect returning to UK
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PM ‘reiterated need’ for Anne Sacoolas, charged with causing death of teenager, to face justicePM ‘reiterated need’ for Anne Sacoolas, charged with causing death of teenager, to face justice
Boris Johnson “reiterated the need” for the suspect charged with causing the death of Harry Dunn to return to the UK during a phone call with Donald Trump, a Downing Street spokeswoman said. Boris Johnson “reiterated the need” for the suspect charged with causing the death of Harry Dunn to return to the UK during a phone call with Donald Trump, according to a Downing Street spokeswoman.
Dunn, 19, died after a crash outside a US military base in Croughton, Northamptonshire, on 27 August 2019.Dunn, 19, died after a crash outside a US military base in Croughton, Northamptonshire, on 27 August 2019.
Anne Sacoolas, 42, was charged with causing his death by dangerous driving in December but she left the UK days later when the US government claimed she had diplomatic immunity. Sacoolas is the wife of an intelligence officer who was based in Croughton, and the issue has ignited international controversy. Anne Sacoolas was charged with causing his death by dangerous driving in December but she left the UK days later when the US government claimed she had diplomatic immunity. Sacoolas is the wife of an intelligence officer who was based in Croughton, and the issue has ignited international controversy.
The US informed the Home Office late on Thursday that it had rejected the extradition request, a decision which has been condemned by politicians and Dunn’s grieving family.The US informed the Home Office late on Thursday that it had rejected the extradition request, a decision which has been condemned by politicians and Dunn’s grieving family.
In a phone call with the US president on Friday, the prime minister raised the topic and spoke of the need to secure justice for the teenager’s family.In a phone call with the US president on Friday, the prime minister raised the topic and spoke of the need to secure justice for the teenager’s family.
“He reiterated the need for the individual involved to return to the UK,” a Downing Street spokeswoman said.“He reiterated the need for the individual involved to return to the UK,” a Downing Street spokeswoman said.
Andrea Leadsom, who is the constituency MP for the Dunn family, held talks on Friday with the US ambassador to Britain, Woody Johnson, the commander of RAF Croughton, Colonel Bridget McNamara, and the chief constable of Northamptonshire police. Andrea Leadsom, who is the constituency MP for the Dunn family, held talks on Friday with the US ambassador to Britain, Woody Johnson, the commander of RAF Croughton, Col Bridget McNamara, and the chief constable of Northamptonshire police.
She also met with Dunn’s family on Friday, the day after she had informed them of the US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s decision to refuse the extradition request. She also met Dunn’s family on Friday, the day after she had informed them of the US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s decision to refuse the extradition request. Leadsom said she had expressed her disappointment on their behalf during the talks with the US ambassador.
Leadsom said she had expressed her disappointment on their behalf during the talks with the US ambassador. She said the prime minister was “very much on the side of the family in their desire to see justice done”. Leadsom said: “All of us in government are working to that end.”
She said the prime minister is “very much on the side of the family in their desire to see justice done”, adding: “All of us in government are working to that end.”
A spokesman for the US state department said the request had been rejected because it would nullify the invocation of diplomatic immunity and set an extraordinarily troubling precedent.A spokesman for the US state department said the request had been rejected because it would nullify the invocation of diplomatic immunity and set an extraordinarily troubling precedent.
The foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has said the move “amounts to a denial of justice”.The foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has said the move “amounts to a denial of justice”.
The Foreign Office maintains the suspect had diplomatic immunity, which has been disputed by the family, but Raab said he would look to “resolve the issue” surrounding any immunity given to staff at the RAF Croughton base.The Foreign Office maintains the suspect had diplomatic immunity, which has been disputed by the family, but Raab said he would look to “resolve the issue” surrounding any immunity given to staff at the RAF Croughton base.
Dunn’s mother, Charlotte Charles, has vowed to keep fighting for justice despite Pompeo’s decision. Dunn’s mother, Charlotte Charles, has vowed to keep fighting for justice despite Pompeo’s decision. “It doesn’t matter when, whether it’s this administration or the next. The extradition request is always going to be over Anne Sacoolas’s head, and we’re never going to give up,” she said.
“It doesn’t matter when, whether it’s this administration or the next. The extradition request is always going to be over Anna Sacoolas’s head, and we’re never going to give up,” she said.