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Nina Lloyd

‘Distressing’ case of Briton jailed in India needs swift resolution, says Cooper

Jagtar Singh Johal is being held in India (Family/PA) - (PA Media)

Yvette Cooper has urged a “swift resolution” in the case of a British citizen jailed in India as she faced calls from his family and MP to secure his release on her visit to Delhi.

The Foreign Secretary said the ordeal of Jagtar Singh Johal, from Scotland, had “gone on far too long” after meeting Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and her counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

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