Clegg does U-turn on McKinnon extradition
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In a dramatic U-turn, Nick Clegg yesterday said the Government may have no power to prevent the extradition of hacker Gary McKinnon to the US. The Liberal Democrat leader's comments came in a radio interview on Five Live. It's the first time Clegg has waded in on the case since becoming Deputy Prime Minister at the recent general election. His comments came as a shock to supporters of the computer hacker, who had been heartened by the recent adjournment of...
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