On 2 November, I wrote to my Conservative MP about Richard Ratcliffe. I explained how he was camping outside the Foreign Office, on hunger strike (Growing concern for Richard Ratcliffe 17 days into hunger strike, 9 November). I asked my MP to visit Richard and find out what it is like for him and his family to manage their lives knowing that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, his wife, will be held in Tehran for another year. Perhaps he could reassure Richard that the Foreign Office was doing everything in its power to secure her release. I received a reply shortly afterwards, but my question was unanswered.
There was no mention of Richard. There was no mention of his daughter, Gabriella. There was no mention of his desperateness, his anguish or his frustration. In fact, it was a generalist reply telling me about the history of Nazanin, which I already knew. I was disappointed.
The photograph of Richard and his daughter in Monday’s paper offered a sharp image of their pain. When will the government explain exactly what it is doing to support Nazanin and her family? What is the strategy for bringing her home?
Rebecca Durant
Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk
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