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Harry Dunn development: I understand that the FCO has waived the diplomatic immunity of 13 Britons arrested in the United States since 1999. This has not been reciprocated. Tell me more about that 'special relationship'... dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8… Image
Told there was 'surprise and disappointment' inside the FCO last September because of this stat when Sacoolas waiver was rejected.. Naive? Image
Chairman of @CommonsForeign committee @TomTugendhat: 'Any score that ends up 13-0 makes it look like the ref is biased. We need to make sure our friends in the US are playing by the same rules. If they're not, nor should we.'
Spokesman for Harry's family @RaddSeiger accuses US Govt of treating Britain with 'utter disdain' and this news 'lays bare the extent to which there is, in fact, no special relationship between the US and UK'.
Harry's extraordinarily resilient family - who while grieving have been unfairly thrust into a shocking diplomatic mess - are seeking funds for their JR of this whole sordid affair: crowdjustice.com/case/harrydunn/

But they are still £5k short and proceedings are imminent #Justice4Harry

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