Families of the Chennai Six hand a petition to the Government
Six former soldiers have been in jail in India since 2013.
Last updated 12th Oct 2017
It's a big day for the families of six British men imprisoned in India.
They’ve been held there since 2013 on firearms charges which were originally quashed.
But today the families and supporters of the men are in the capital - lobbying parliament for action
There are six men held out there at the moment.
Nick Dunn, from Ashington, Northumberland
Billy Irving, from Connel, Argyll
Ray Tindall, from Chester
Paul Towers, from Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire
John Armstrong, from Wigton, Cumbria
Nicholas Simpson, from Catterick, North Yorkshire
The families of the men are handing over a petition at midday today to the Government.
It’s got more than half a million signatures at the moment.
Lisa Dunn, sister of Nick, has been instrumental in organising the campaign.
“We shouldn’t ever have to be normalising this situation, it’s wrong. This has become out life, our normal.
“We need Boris (Johnson) not to just stand there and give us words, we need him to get on a plane, get out to India and speak to them face to face.”
John's sister- Joanne Thomlinson- has recently been out to see him in India.
“It’s absolutely horrendous and I think it gets harder every time we have to do it- each time we leave we just don’t know when we’re going to see him again.
“I think he knows how difficult it is for us to have to leave him in there- although he’s got the hardest job- he has to watch us walk out to freedom while standing in the prison watching us go.
“And yet- all he does is reassure us- he says he’s OK, not to worry about him and that he’ll see us soon.
Paul's son, Jordan Towers says it’s been a long battle.
"It's been an incredibly long time, my dad first went away when I was 19 and I'm now nearly 24 and I've only seen him once in that time. It's becoming incredibly exhausting for the families and we are just struggling to keep our heads above the water at this point.
"It has taken a mental toll on all of us and not just a mental toll but now it's about supporting and sustaining the families. The men haven't been paid in four years and at this point their families are really struggling and are on their last legs. They just need an outcome from the court, whatever that might be, so that they can plan for the future.
"The government has always at certain points in time brought it back into the spotlight in terms of what they are going to do and who they are going to talk to but I will only really see it as a positive when we actually see movement from the court as they don't have any real sway.
"Now, all we can really do to move forward is to get it back into the courts. It should be firmly on the chief justice and India's radar now and hopefully we can get it processed quickly and receive a new hearing and get the justice we deserve.