As the first anniversary of Harry Dunn’s death fast approaches, the tragic teenager’s constituency MP has written to the Home Secretary with what she believes to be a potentially breakthrough solution, albeit one that does not involve the extradition of Anne Sacoolas.
RAF Croughton houses one of the US’s biggest spy bases in Europe and it is where Sacoolas’ husband (who is believed to work for the CIA) was based.
Sacoolas fled the UK by falsely claiming diplomatic immunity, and to that end she was aided and abetted by Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
In the latest development, the Dunn family’s constituency MP, Andrea Leadsom, has written to the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, floating “the possibility of the trial of Anne Sacoolas virtually or in her absence”.
Leadsom, who is the Tory MP for south Northamptonshire, has described her initiative as a “way to achieve closure … without undermining the US decision not to accept the extradition request”.
"She [Sacoolas] could remain on US soil, have a virtual trial with a UK court, and should there be a custodial sentence, she could serve it in the US under the existing prisoner transfer agreement", Leadsom added.
The Tory MP has also reportedly written to the Solicitor General, the foreign secretary, the CPS and the Lord Chancellor to promote her proposal for a “virtual” trial.
However, it is not yet clear what the Dunn family thinks of Leadsom’s proposal, not least as they have vigorously campaigned for Sacoolas’ extradition for nearly a year.
