The UK missed an opportunity to return Andrew Tate to face rape and human trafficking charges by failing to respond to an offer to extradite him from the United States, The Times has learnt.
The authorities in Florida are perplexed at the British failure to make an extradition request after the misogynist social media influencer arrived on a private jet from Romania on February 27.
The revelation will add to pressure on Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, to demand Tate’s return to face charges in the UK after he was allowed to fly to Dubai this week.
Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, faces growing pressure to act on Tate’s extradition after the UK fails to respond to a formal request from US authorities
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A letter from the office of James Uthmeier, Florida’s attorney-general, stating his willingness to arrest and extradite Tate if the UK made a formal request was delivered
