Last February two Reading friends and cyclists were killed when a drunk, uninsured, disqualified driver being pursued by the police crashed into them in Westbury Lane, Purley.

Both Kris Jarvis and John Morland’s fiancées are to continue their work when they speak with David Cameron today as they push their petition seeking for tougher sentences in cases with multiple victims.

Alexander Walters admitted to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving last April and was sentenced to 10 years and three months imprisonment. However, Kris and John’s partners Tracey Fidler and Hayley Lindsay argue the punishment does not reflect the crime, which had two separate victims.

Ms Fidler said: “It is absolutely fantastic that we have got a private meeting with the Prime Minister, it is pretty overwhelming. We want to thank everyone who has supported our campaign so far, the help we have received has been amazing and I just hope our petition gets to 100,000 signatures. Hopefully the Prime Minister will give his support too after the meeting.”

Joining the two Reading campaigners will be Reading West MP Alok Sharma and MP for Kingswood Chris Skidmore who is joined by constituents fighting for the same cause after a similar tragedy in the Bristol area.

Mr Sharma said: “I am very pleased that the Prime Minister has agreed to meet with Tracey and Hayley, giving them an opportunity to make their case for tougher sentencing for dangerous drivers and to further influence the Government’s policy on dangerous driving.”

So far, more than 75,000 people have pledged their support to the online petition, putting the campaign three quarters of the way to the target needed to trigger a debate on the topic in Westminster before the March 30 deadline.

For more information or to sign, visit http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/67911