Two-day hearing will weigh up whether WikiLeaks founder can be granted leave to appeal against 2022 decision
Lawyers for the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, will begin a last-ditch attempt on Tuesday to fight his extradition to the US where he could face life in prison if convicted of spying charges.
A two-day hearing in the high court will consider whether Assange, who has been held in Belmarsh prison for almost five years, can be granted leave to appeal against an extradition decision made in 2022 by the then home secretary, Priti Patel.
