Cameron agrees to meet US senators over Megrahi release

British Prime Minister David Cameron will meet US senators to discuss concerns over the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, as he sought to prevent the issue overshadowing his first official visit to America as PM.

A request for talks with a group of politicians pushing for a renewed investigation into the case was initially turned down, with the Cameron camp saying the Prime Minister could not fit them into a “very full schedule” in Washington.