Family of UK couple jailed in Iran demand stronger action after Miliband meeting

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Coates, J. (2026, October 28). Family of UK couple jailed in Iran demand stronger action after Miliband meeting. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/ed-miliband-iran-mps-government-foreign-secretary-b1302585.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-28 · by Jessica Coates

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Craig Foreman and his wife Lindsay were sentenced to 10 years in prison in February after being convicted of espionage while on an around-the-world motorcycle trip through Iran. Their family met with the Foreign Secretary to demand stronger diplomatic action, calling their detention arbitrary and seeking formal recognition from the UK government. The couple’s son Joe Bennett emphasized that despite the meeting, concrete actions are needed to bring his parents home, noting they have spent 664 days in prison for a crime they deny.

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Story summary

Craig Foreman and his wife Lindsay, from East Sussex, have been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran after being convicted of espionage charges they deny. They were arrested in January 2025 while on a motorcycle trip around the world. The couple's family welcomed a recent meeting with UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband but called for stronger action and formal recognition that their detention is arbitrary. Joe Bennett, Lindsay’s son and Craig’s stepson, stated they have now spent 664 days in prison and need the Foreign Secretary to take decisive actions to bring them home. Mr. Miliband raised the couple's case with Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at the UN General Assembly in September.

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“Both articles describe the family's reaction after a meeting regarding the UK couple jailed in Iran, mentioning the same names, details of their arrest and sentencing.”

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“Both articles describe the same meeting between the family of Craig Foreman and Lindsay, who were jailed in Iran, and the Foreign Secretary after their sentencing for espionage charges they deny.”

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Who wrote this

Jessica Coates

16 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 “We now need the Foreign Secretary to take the decisions that will bring them home.”

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🔮 “We now need the Foreign Secretary to take the decisions that will bring them home.”

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🔮 “We now need the Foreign Secretary to take the decisions that will bring them home.”

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Topics

British East Sussex FCDO Iran The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Subjects

Craig PERSON · 3× FCDO ORG · 2× Foreman PERSON · 2× Iran GPE · 2× Lindsay PERSON · 2× Craig Foreman PERSON · 1× East Sussex GPE · 1× Joe Bennett PERSON · 1× Mum PERSON · 1× The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ORG · 1×

Narrative

Joe Bennett, Lindsay’s son and Craig’s stepson, said in a statement: “We are grateful to the Foreign Secretary for listening and engaging with us so personally. “I came out of that room feeling we have edged closer to our goal: bringing mum and Craig home, and seeing their detention named for what it is – arbitrary. “

framing: assertive · carried by 3 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-28

🔮 “We now need the Foreign Secretary to take the decisions that will bring them home.”

2026-10-28 · Evening Standard

Family of UK couple jailed in Iran demand stronger action after Miliband meeting · assertive framing

2026-10-28 · Evening Standard

Family of UK couple jailed in Iran demand stronger action after Miliband meeting · assertive framing

2026-10-28 · Evening Standard

Family of UK couple jailed in Iran demand stronger action after Miliband meeting · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

Craig Foreman and his wife Lindsay were sentenced to 10 years in prison in February after being convicted of espionage, charges they both deny. asserted

they → sentence → espionage

The couple’s family welcomed Tuesday’s meeting but called for diplomatic protection and formal recognition of their detention as arbitrary. Mr and Mrs Foreman, from East Sussex, were arrested in January 2025 while travelling through Iran during an around-the-world motorcycle trip. asserted

Foreman → welcome → trip

it → say → mum

“Mum and Craig have now spent 664 days in prison for something they did not do. asserted

they → spend → something

“Being on the table is not the same as being acted on. asserted

Being → act → table

“We now need the Foreign Secretary to take the decisions that will bring them home.” asserted

that → need → them

Mr and Mr Foreman ended lengthy hunger strikes in August, but their family say they continue to face difficulties receiving supplies and are limited to one supervised phone call per week. asserted

they → end → week

In June, the couple’s family said the pair had lost an appeal against their convictions and were unable to attend their appeal hearing. asserted

pair → say → hearing

The Government previously described the couple’s decade-long sentences as “completely appalling and totally unjustifiable”. asserted

Government → describe → sentences

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) warns all British and British-Iranian nationals not to travel to Iran because of a “significant risk of arrest, questioning or detention”. asserted

Office → warn → arrest

The FCDO has been contacted for comment. asserted

FCDO → contact → comment

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