MIAMI Five hero Fernando Gonzalez thanked the people of Britain last night in a moving tribute to international solidarity.

Mr Gonzalez, who spent over 15 years behind bars in the US for his work against Florida-based groups planning terrorist attacks on Cuba, told the audience at the annual RMT-Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) garden party that the Five had received more letters of support from Britain than any other country and that the British labour movement’s efforts to secure their freedom would never be forgotten.

The counter-terror agent, who now serves in Cuba’s parliament, received a standing ovation as he called for an end to the illegal US blockade of Cuba and the occupation of Guantanamo Bay, which the US uses to house a naval base and concentration camp.