Julian Assange could now be just weeks away from being extradited to the United States after Priti Patel today signed an order agreeing to send him to Virginia to face espionage charges and potentially a 175-year jail sentence.
The Home Secretary has rubber stamped the order issued by a judge at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to fly the WikiLeaks founder to America where he will be handed over to federal agents and put on trial.
Assange, who is currently held in