Yvette Cooper criticises 10-year sentence for couple arrested on around-the-world trip and held on charges of espionage
The 10-year jail sentence handed to a British couple in Iran is “totally unjustifiable”, Yvette Cooper has said.
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested in January 2025 while travelling through the country on an around-the-world motorcycle journey and detained on charges of espionage. The couple from East Sussex, who are being held in Tehran’s Evin prison, deny the allegations.
“This sentence is completely appalling and totally unjustifiable,” said Cooper, the foreign secretary. “We will pursue this case relentlessly with the Iranian government until we see Craig and Lindsay Foreman safely returned to the UK and reunited with their family.
“In the meantime, their welfare is our priority and we will continue to provide consular assistance to them and their families.”
