New Home Secretary "Powerless" To Stop McKinnon Extradition

In what could be seen as a prelude to the end of extradition fight from the self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon, the newly appointed home secretary Alan Johnson is apparently not in a position to stop the extradition of McKinnon to the US, the High Court heard. Adding woes to the injury, Hugo Keith QC, acting for the home secretary, said that the government could find no reason to forbid the extradition even if it was capable to do so. However, the court has already...