Plea for Liz Truss to act after Saudis jail UK student for 34 years over Twitter use

Britain has a duty to speak out over Salma al-Shehab, who tweeted on women's rights, foreign secretary told

The foreign secretary, Liz Truss, has been urged to intervene in the outrageous" case of a Leeds University student jailed in Saudi Arabia for 34 years over her use of Twitter.

Hilary Benn, Labour MP for Leeds Central, said the UK had a duty" to press for the release of Salma al-Shehab, a Saudi national who had been living in Britain and was detained after returning to visit family last year.