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1/ As the Guardian report today makes clear, the Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab appears to have misled Parliament in his statement to the House of Commons on 21 October 2019. Misleading Parliament is a serious matter. Mr Raab must now be called back to.. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/may/28/family-of-harry-dunn-to-bring-private-prosecution-against-dominic-raab
2/ to the House to explain himself. In particular, the following statements give rise to concern:
- He stated that Anne Sacoolas had diplomatic immunity at the time of crash yet his own officials cast doubt on that claim and it was ambiguous at best.
- He stated that Anne Sacoolas had diplomatic immunity at the time of crash yet his own officials cast doubt on that claim and it was ambiguous at best.
3/ - he failed to disclose to the House that the FCO kept Northants Police, who's job it was to establish if #annesacoolas had immunity, in the dark about the ambiguity and then allowed her to leave. Why did he conceal that from the house?
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-The US told the UK on 13 Sept that Mrs Sacoolas would be leaving unless the UK strongly objected. Mr Raab told the House they did strongly object. They did not. Why did he tell the House they did
-The US told the UK on 13 Sept that Mrs Sacoolas would be leaving unless the UK strongly objected. Mr Raab told the House they did strongly object. They did not. Why did he tell the House they did
5/ Mr Raab told the house that "UK police could not lawfully have prevented the individual from leaving the UK." Not true given the ambiguity surrounding her claim. She was cooperating with enquiries. UK could have strongly objected, as invited to by the US and informed police.
