Extradition is huge political hot topic here in the UK. After Gary Mckinnon (still awaiting extradition), it has become a tricky issue, there have been various calls for the treaty to be torn up, it may be as part of a reaction to the US lapdog caricature. So to send him to the US from here would cause a backlash against the government which is the last thing they need, especially since the coalition are already taking flak about the Cuts.
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Extradition is huge political hot topic here in the UK. After Gary Mckinnon (still awaiting extradition), it has become a tricky issue, there have been various calls for the treaty to be torn up, it may be as part of a reaction to the US lapdog caricature. So to send him to the US from here would cause a backlash against the government which is the last thing they need, especially since the coalition are already taking flak about the Cuts.