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MPs call for compensation for Canary Wharf IRA bomb victims

Published: 5:00 PM March 10, 2021    Midland Bank s former Canary Wharf HQ destroyed by IRA Semtex bomb in 1996 - Credit: David Giles/PA MPs have summoned a government official to be quizzed over compensation for the families of victims of the Libya-IRA bombing in Canary Wharf 25 years ago.  They want to question William Shawcross - appointed in 2019 as UK Special Representative on all victims of Gaddafi-sponsored IRA terrorism - about a “supressed” government report on how to use Libyan funds held in London.  Security guard Jonathan Ganesh. rescued from Midland Bank bombing by IRA at Canary Wharf in 1996 - Credit: East London Advertiser

Powerful committee of MPs summons government official to give evidence on suppressed Libya-IRA report

Powerful committee of MPs summons government official to give evidence on ‘suppressed’ Libya-IRA report Philip Bradfield © Former Prime Minister Tony Blair meeting late Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi at his desert ba. MPs have summoned a government official to be quizzed over a ‘suppressed’ report on the issue of compensating victims of Libya-IRA terrorism. William Shawcross was appointed as UK Special Representative on victims of Col Gaddafi-sponsored IRA terrorism in March 2019. Mr Shawcross submitted his report to the Government in May last year, however despite persistent calls by victims and politicians, the government has refused to release it. © Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown meeting Muammar Gaddafi at the G8 Summit in L Aquilla in 2009.

New British Envoy: No Military Solution to Syria Crisis

Tuesday, 15 December, 2020 - 08:15 The new British envoy to Syria, Jonathan Hargreaves (Twitter account) London- Asharq Al-Awsat The new British envoy to Syria, Jonathan Hargreaves, said Monday that there is no military solution to the Syrian crisis, stressing continued support to the UN-facilitated political process towards sustainable peace, stability, and security for Syria and the Syrian people. “Today I begin work as the UK Special Representative for Syria. After 3 years as Development Director overseeing our £3.3bn response to the crisis, I’ve seen first-hand that this conflict is above all a human tragedy, devastating for so many Syrians,” Hargreaves wrote on his Twitter account.

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