Home secretary to decide whether WikiLeaks founder will be extradited to US on espionage charges

Westminster magistrates court has formally approved the extradition of the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US, in what will ultimately be a decision for the UK home secretary, Priti Patel.

The Wikileaks co-founder, who has the right of appeal, appeared by video link from Belmarsh prison in south-east London during what ones of his barristers described as a “brief but significant moment in the case”.

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