Simon Baron-Cohens report

Letter to Obama

At the Conservative Party Conference 2011, Mr Clarke was asked about Britain’s extradition treaty with America which has been one-sided. He said: “The extradition treaty was a mistake.

“It was a mistake for us to ratify the extradition treaty when the Americans had not. It was meant to be a mutual treaty.

“The British Parliament ratified it and the American congress wouldn’t. It has never been ratified. It is plainly wrong that we have more difficulty getting Americans extradited here than they have extraditing people to the United States of America.”