Grieving family say PM no intention of meeting them

The family of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn have accused the prime minister of having “no wish or intention” to meet them to discuss their son’s death.

The 19-year-old’s parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, had been hopeful of a meeting with Boris Johnson after they said they had “repeated assurances” from senior members of his Cabinet.

In recent weeks Mr Dunn’s parents have met Home Secretary Priti Patel and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and have had numerous discussions with their constituency MP Andrea Leadsom.

Ms Leadsom wrote a letter to the prime minister requesting a meeting with the family earlier this month.

Mr Dunn was killed when his motorbike was in collision with a car outside RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire on August 27 last year.

Anne Sacoolas, 42, the wife of a US intelligence official, claimed diplomatic immunity after the collision and was able to return to her home country, sparking an international controversy.

The US State Department has said the UK’S extradition request for Mrs Sacoolas is highly inappropriate and would be an abuse.

Speaking about their hopes of a meeting with the prime minister, Radd Seiger said: “Sadly, it is now clear to the parents of Harry Dunn that, despite repeated assurances to the contrary, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no wish to, or intention of, meeting with them.”

Asked whether Mr Johnson would meet the family, a Downing Street spokesman said: “The legal process is ongoing and the UK has submitted the extradition request.

“The prime minister will continue to work to get justice for Harry.”