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Claudia Webbe (Independent - Leicester East) - @ClaudiaWebbe
17 Jun 2022, 8:19 a.m.

Julian Assange faces extradition to the USA for his journalism exposing war crimes - in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. There are important implications for press freedom and human rights. I have written to the Home Secretary to refuse to extradite him. https://t.co/RByBHfIlUW

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Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) - @RichardBurgon
28 Apr 2022, 1:03 p.m.

Julian Assange faces extradition to the USA and a prison sentence of up to 175 years for his journalistic work exposing war crimes in US-led wars on Afghanistan and Iraq. I have put down a motion in Parliament calling on the Home Secretary to refuse to extradite him. https://t.co/Be4UGqPTyS

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Early Day Motion
Campaign to oppose extradition of Julian Assange to the USA (22 Signatures)
25 Apr 2022
Tabled by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
That this House notes that Julian Assange faces extradition to the USA and a prison sentence of up to 175 years in a super-maximum-security prison for his journalistic work, carried out in the UK; notes that this includes the exposing of war atrocities and human rights abuses in US-led wars …
Non-Departmental Publication (Services)
Forensic Science Regulator

Apr. 01 2022

Source Page: Forensic Science Regulator draft statutory Code v.2 for comment
Document: Draft statutory Code version 2 (PDF)

Found: Kingdom Accreditation Service UKHL United Kingdom House of Lords UKSC United Kingdom Supreme Court USA

Commons Chamber
Easter Adjournment - Thu 31 Mar 2022
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Richard Burgon (LAB - Leeds East) He is being held there on remand not for any violations of UK law, but solely because he faces extradition - Speech Link

Select Committee
Lord Mance
 HRR0002 - Human Rights Act Reform

Written Evidence Mar. 10 2022

Inquiry: Human Rights Act Reform
Inquiry Status: Open
Committee: Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Found: given include (at para 100) Othman (Abu Qatada v UK (2012) 55 EHRR 1, where the ECtHR recognised that extradition

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Home Office

Mar. 01 2022

Source Page: IICSA: sexual abuse and exploitation of children in residential schools
Document: The residential schools investigation: HC 1131 (PDF)

Found: This first came to light in 1990, shortly after Ling moved to the USA, taking a group of girls with

Non-Departmental Publication (Closed consultation)
UK Health Security Agency

Feb. 10 2022

Source Page: Private coronavirus (COVID-19) testing validation
Document: Impact assessment: validating COVID-19 tests in the private market (PDF)

Found: The report analyses 4 countrie s (USA, Canada, South Korea and Australia) who impose premarket authorisation

Written Question
Extradition: USA
Thursday 20th January 2022

Asked by: Lord Marlesford (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in cases involving the extradition of a UK citizen to the United States where there is an outstanding judgment in the UK High Court, the Home Secretary is entitled to await such judgment before making a decision on extradition.

Answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford - Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)

Extradition requests between the UK and the US are governed by Part 2 of the Extradition Act 2003. This sets out the factors that the Home Secretary must consider before making a decision on an extradition request.

Under the Act, the Home Secretary may seek an extension from the court to the time permitted to consider a request.

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Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East) - @RichardBurgon
7 Jan 2022, 4:44 p.m.

It says a lot about what is wrong with our system when, after being one of the leading architects of the Iraq War, Tony Blair is honoured with a knighthood while Julian Assange, who exposed war crimes in Iraq, faces extradition to the USA and a lifetime in prison. https://t.co/oOmDTrrulk

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