By Press Association 2021
Harry Dunn death
The Foreign Secretary has been urged to “explain himself” after a court heard Harry Dunn’s alleged killer worked for a US intelligence agency at the time of the fatal road crash.
Shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy asked if Dominic Raab had “simply accepted the US Embassy’s account” or whether he “misled the House” over Anne Sacoolas’s role with the US State Department.
Alexandria district court in Virginia was told of the suspect’s employment on Wednesday – and that Sacoolas “fled” the UK due to “issues of security”.
Lisa Nandy urged Dominic Raab to “explain himself” on Friday (Danny Lawson/PA)
The British Government did not know that Harry Dunn s alleged killer worked for US intelligence, Boris Johnson s spokesman has claimed.
UK authorities have been urged to re-investigate whether Anne Sacoolas, 43, had diplomatic immunity when she and her husband Jonathan fled the country in 2019.
The Alexandria district court in Virginia was told Mrs Sacoolas was employed by an intelligence agency in the US at the time of the fatal road crash that killed 19-year-old Mr Dunn.
The Prime Minister s official spokesman told reporters we don t comment on intelligence matters , but added: She was notified to the UK Government by the US as a spouse with no official role.
By Press Association 2021
Harry Dunn death
The Foreign Secretary has been urged to “explain himself” after a court heard Harry Dunn’s alleged killer worked for a US intelligence agency at the time of the fatal road crash.
Shadow foreign secretary Lisa Nandy asked if Dominic Raab had “simply accepted the US Embassy’s account” or whether he “misled the House” over Anne Sacoolas’s role with the US State Department.
Alexandria district court in Virginia was told of the suspect’s employment on Wednesday – and that Sacoolas “fled” the UK due to “issues of security”.
Lisa Nandy urged Dominic Raab to “explain himself” on Friday (Danny Lawson/PA)
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image captionHarry Dunn died in hospital after his motorbike was involved in a crash outside RAF Croughton
The UK government was told the suspect in the death of Harry Dunn was a spouse with no official role , the prime minister s spokesman said.
Mr Dunn, 19, died near RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in 2019.
Anne Sacoolas claimed diplomatic immunity, and a court has heard she was employed by an intelligence agency in the US at the time of the fatal crash.
Mrs Sacoolas was charged with causing death by dangerous driving, but the US denied an extradition request.
On Thursday, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson s official spokesman told reporters: We don t comment on intelligence matters.
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