Nazanin husband says Boris Johnson ‘delusional’ after debate comments

The husband of a British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran has accused Boris Johnson of being “delusional” and “complacent”, after the Conservative frontrunner claimed he was not to blame for her prolonged incarceration.

Last night Mr Johnson told a TV debate he didn’t believe comments he made to parliament in 2017, wrongly stating that Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been in Iran teaching journalists, had made any difference.

But Richard Ratcliffe, who’s been on hunger strike for five days outside the Iranian embassy, said Mr Johnson had made a mistake and should take responsibility for it.