Mugabe not off the hook, says UK envoy

British ambassador to Zimbabwe Catriona Laing has reiterated that her country has not dumped its stance on President Robert Mugabe's regime.

Laing said Zimbabwe remained among 30 countries the United Kingdom has placed on a rights priority list and denied reports her country was propping up Mugabe.

The discussion came hours after a group of youths picketed at the British Embassy in Harare, demanding the British government stops helping Mugabe.

Laing said the UK was committed to assisting in the achievement of a democratic Zimbabwe and will continue to help vulnerable families with cash transfers following the El Nino induced drought.