Kenneth Bigley appeal: Full text

Bigley referred to his mother who is in hospital

Here is the full text from the appeal made by the British hostage in Iraq, Kenneth Bigley, in a video shown on al-Jazeera television.

He is seen in a cage, bound up in chains and is visibly distressed.

I want to inform my British citizens that there's no progress, there's no negotiations to save my life.

And there's no negotiation to save the humiliation of the Iraqi prisoners, female prisoners in the Iraqi prisons.

Tony Blair is lying.

He's lying when he says that he's negotiating. He's not negotiating.

My life is cheap. He doesn't care about me.

Please, please help me and the Iraqi mothers. Mr Blair says he won't negotiate with terrorists.

The French have negotiated with these people to release hostages.

I am begging you, I am begging you to speak and push Blair, push Blair to help me.

And my mother, my mother is in hospital.

They tell me my mother is sick in hospital.

You helped her, you want to help her. Have the same compassion for the female Iraqi prisoners.

All these people want is the Iraqi prisoners free.

They don't want to kill me. They could have killed me a week, two, three weeks ago, whenever.

All they want is their sisters out of prison and back with their families where they belong.

And Tony Blair, I am begging you for my life. I am begging you for my life.

Have some compassion, please.