Foreign Office lost ‘opportunities to influence’ US after Harry Dunn death, review finds

Anne Owers highlights ‘failings and omissions’ after fatal crash in August 2019, after which Anne Sacoolas flew to US

The Foreign Office failed to treat the Harry Dunn case as a crisis and lost “opportunities to influence” the US after diplomatic immunity was asserted on behalf of the suspect, an independent review has concluded.

David Lammy officially launched the review into the case in July, when he was foreign secretary. The report’s author, Dame Anne Owers, highlighted “failings and omissions” in the department when dealing with Harry’s death in August 2019.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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