Families of UK prisoners detained abroad urge ministers to keep promises of help

<p>David Lammy said he hopes to appoint special envoy for British nationals detained overseas</p><p>Families and lawyers of prominent British prisoners detained abroad have called for the government to deliver on promises to help secure their release and appoint a special envoy.</p><p>Last week, David Lammy, the foreign secretary, said he hoped to appoint a special envoy for British nationals arbitrarily detained overseas by the end of the year, after vowing to do so in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/28/david-lammy-appoint-envoy-support-britons-detained-abroad">November 2024</a> and as part of a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/nov/24/david-lammy-urged-promise-envoy-help-free-britons-held-abroad?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other">Labour manifesto pledge</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/16/families-of-uk-prisoners-abroad-urge-ministers-to-keep-promises-to-help">Continue reading...</a>