Leaked US embassy cables reveal that Gordon Brown unsuccessfully put his reputation as prime minister on the line in a plea to Washington that the computer hacker Gary McKinnon be allowed to serve any sentence in the UK.Brown’s face-to-face attempt to strike a deal with the US ambassador was spurned by the Obama administration, in a humiliating diplomatic rebuff.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/30/wikileaks-cables-gary-mckinnon-gordon-brownAlso see:David Blunkett voices regrets over Gary McKinnon and extradition treaty
David Blunkett said today that he knew about Gordon Brown’s attempt to appeal to Washington over the fate of Gary McKinnon and that he thought it had been a “really good idea”.However, in a significant admission, Blunkett said, in hindsight, that the extradition treaty between the US and Britain – signed when he was home secretary in 2003 – could have been better.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/30/david-blunkett-extradition-mckinnon-wikileaks
WikiLeaks cables: US spurned Gary McKinnon plea from Gordon Brown
Leaked US embassy cables reveal that Gordon Brown unsuccessfully put his reputation as prime minister on the line in a plea to Washington that the computer hacker Gary McKinnon be allowed to serve any sentence in the UK.