Thread by @RaddSeiger

1/ At a meeting with @DominicRaab on 27/1 at the FCO following the rejection of the extradition request by Pompeo on 23/1 and before Raab met Pompeo in London on 29/1, #HarryDunn's parents and I asked him what steps the UK were going to take in response to the rejection.

2/ We suggested strong action was now required incl expelling diplomats, imposing sanctions, stopping extraditions to the USA due to lack of reciprocity and closing the US bases. Mr Raab indicated that they were reviewing all their options but shockingly admitted that they were

3/ limited. "If we threaten them, look at the size of them compared to the size of us" he told us. But we could see he was angry and agreed to await his review of the various options before the campaign took any further steps. It was nonetheless worrying to hear a...

4/ a Foreign Secretary of this great nation developing strategy based on the size of the country he is dealing with at any one time. In any event, despite pressing him on a number of occasions over the 4 month periodon what his next steps would be, we have heard nothing other...

5/ they continue to raise Harry at every opportunity. The parents have therefore formed their own conclusion that Mr Raab is being totally insincere in saying he is doing everything he can. An American citizen killed a UK citizen and was allowed to leave. There was no strong..

6/ objection to that departure and Mr Raab appears to be too afraid to take any meaningful steps towards securing her return. U don't get to kill someone and walk away. No one is above the law. 9 months have passed and this Government is not fulfilling its duty to Harry's family.

7/ The team at the FCO who let #annesacoolas go cannot be the team to bring her back. They have no credibility in the eyes of the parents and every single one of us should be worried about Mr Raab's inability to stand up to a bully.