'Defend my parents against Iran’s espionage allegations'

Son blasts government for failing to deny spying claims

- BY IZZIE ADDISON

Lindsay and Craig Foreman; inset right, Lindsay's son Joe

THE son of a British woman held with her husband in Iran has called on the government to speak up for them as they prepare to spend Christmas inside Tehran’s notorious Evin prison.

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were enjoying a round-the-world motorcycle tour when they were taken into custody in January and later charged with espionage, which they deny.

Mrs Foreman’s son, Joe Bennett, said his family is being supported by the Foreign Office and has met Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, but feels "frustrated" by the government’s handling of the situation.