David Cameron will seek to secure the release of the last British resident held in Guantanamo Bay during talks with Barack Obama, sources have revealed. The Prime Minister is expected to travel to the White House this month, his last scheduled encounter with the US President before May’s General Election. Aides said he would raise the plight of Shaker Aamer, who has been held in Guantanamo without charge for almost 13 years. Prime Minister David Cameron (right) will seek to secure the release of the last British resident held in Guantanamo Bay during talks with Barack Obama, sources have revealed. Aides said he would raise the plight of Shaker Aamer, who has been held in Guantanamo without charge for almost 13 years
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Prime Minister's aides said he would raise plight of Shaker Aamer, who has been held in Guantanamo
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Mr Cameron is expected to travel to White House this month, his last scheduled encounter with US President before May’s General Election
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Mr Aamer, a Saudi citizen, has resident status in UK, and his British wife and four children  live in south London
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