Boris meets Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

After facing a sustained backlash over the remarks, Mr Johnson previously equivocated that he was sorry ‘if (he had) inadvertently caused any further anguish’. ‘But no, I think, it is not like when this is over that you feel angry. Relief is what I honestly feel.’ Asked earlier whether Mr Johnson would be apologising to Nazanin, the spokesman replied: ‘I think it is important to remember that it was the government who were responsible for her unfair detention, and the decision to release her was always in their gift.

May 13, 2022 | 6:25 pm