A BAHRAINI man on hunger strike outside his country’s embassy in London has written to the Queen pleading for her to help his father, a political prisoner who is at risk of dying in jail.

Ali Mushaima marked the start of his fourth week without food by urging the monarch to intervene to ensure his father’s basic needs are met by using her influence with the king of Bahrain.

He said he would “sacrifice his vital intake of sugars,” posing considerable risks to his health, if his demands for his father to be  treated humanely were not met by next week.