Alistair MacLeod, Anthony James and Cliff Giddings had their travel bans lifted by the Bahraini authorites nearly 18 months after they were imposed in the wake of the collapse of Awal Bank, where they all worked.
Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph, which has run a series of articles this year highlighting their situation, the men spoke of their relief to be finally allowed to leave Bahrain and delight at being reunited with wives and children that in some cases they had not seen in more than two years.
Mr Hague raised the issue with the Crown Prince of Bahrain, Salman ibn Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifa, during a visit to the UK at the beginning of the month.
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