The foreign affairs select committee will seek evidence on the 'merits and mistakes made' in the way Britain handled the case of Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe and fellow detainee Anoosheh Ashoori
"The tactic is fast becoming a tool of choice for authoritarian states and recent high profile cases have highlighted the challenges governments face when securing the release of hostages held captive by states."
He said the select committee's inquiry would examine the support provided by the foreign office to hostages in recent cases"as well as take a look at the broader picture and ask how the government can clamp down on the practice internationally".Nazanin 'haunted' by imprisonment The inquiry will seek evidence on the"merits and mistakes made" in the handling of the Iranian hostage situation.
Tulip Siddiq, Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe's MP, welcomed the announcement of the probe, saying"lessons must be learnt to ensure this never happens again".after her return to the UK, which saw her reunited with her husband Richard and daughter Gabriella, the former hostage said"what happened now should have happened six years ago"."How many foreign secretaries does it take to get someone home? What happened now should have happened six years ago.
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