David Lammy has admitted that “arrangements can be made” in response to calls for a prisoner swap to free a British couple imprisoned in Iran.
Craig and Lindsay Foreman have been sentenced to 10 years on espionage charges – which they deny – following their arrest during a trip to the country 17 months ago. They say the British government is failing to act on clear signals from Iranian officials that Richard Jan, who was once described as Britain’s worst stalker, is the key to their release.