Nadia Fawzi thanked Prime Minister Burnham at Labour conference — The National

In Liverpool, United Kingdom, Nadia Fawzi spoke at the Labour Party conference and thanked Prime Minister Andy Burnham for helping her return from Libya to the United Kingdom. She said that without his involvement, she would not have been on stage, and described Burnham as someone who knows how to get things done.

Return from Libya

As reported by The National, in 2007, Nadia Fawzi's father, Fawzi Abuargoub, took his four-year-old daughter, saying that he was taking her to a party near their home in Greater Manchester. Instead, he went to Manchester Airport and bought tickets to Tripoli.

Fawzi spent two years away from her mother, Sarah Taylor. After that, Taylor moved to Libya to seek custody of her daughter. According to the publication, her former husband did not comply with court orders to return the child. In 2008, Taylor was granted full custody, and the following year she was reunited with her daughter.

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Help from British politicians

At the time, Burnham was the local member of parliament. Taylor described him as an important source of support in the case. He also travelled to Libya to present her position to local authorities.

The family was also supported by then Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He raised the issue with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi during a G8 summit. After Fawzi's return, Burnham said that Taylor had shown extraordinary courage, dignity and patience in fighting for the return of her daughter.