Cruel and unusual punishment
Before the last election I had a meeting with a former cabinet minister who was adamant that Assange had caused incalculable damage to British interests. These interests appear to be just sucking up to the US securi state. A senior US Officer has confirmed not one US intelligence asset had been compromised as a result of Assange revelations. The US was just embarrassed to the Nth degree. Despite not authorising his extradition on mental health grounds, on the 6th January 2021