If Marcus Fakana spends a single day in prison, it’s on David Lammy

David Lammy essentially removed himself as Foreign Secretary in the case of Marcus Fakana.  Now, they are appealing to opposition parties to help.

Tottenham MP and Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, has claimed in a Sky news interview that,“It would not be appropriate for me to comment on any individual case except to say that of course as you would expect, his family have had all the full support available”, but Marcus’s family know that’s not true.

Lammy claimed that he could only act as either MP or Foreign Secretary due to “a conflict” then chose to act as MP, essentially removing himself as Foreign Secretary. Marcus’s family were stunned that he refused to act as a Foreign Secretary for Marcus. “If Marcus were from any other area in the UK, his MP would have lobbied Lammy to enter diplomatic conversations with his Dubai counterparts”, explained Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai, who is representing the family. “It’s outrageous to remove himself from the case. He clearly did not want to help or have those conversations with the Dubai government. He is absolutely fine to see a young British tourist jailed for relations with someone who was one month away from being 18, simply saying you should follow the law.