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New British Prime Minister talks with President Obama about Gary McKinnon at last.

Prior to the election those were the words of Nick Clegg five months ago. Now Deputy Prime Minister, weâ€re hoping that he will stay true to his comments then. Thankfully Theresa May the new Home Secretary has put on hold the judicial review of the case until she has reviewed the latest medical evidence. We now continue to hope that sense may finally prevail and that this ten years of uncertainty for Gary and his family can finally come to and end.

A High Court judge is to rule on whether Home Secretary Alan Johnson was wrong to allow the extradition of computer hacker Gary McKinnon.
The judicial review will examine Mr Johnson's decision that a US trial would not breach his human rights.
Mr McKinnon, 43, who has Asperger's syndrome, is accused of breaking into the US military computer system. He says he was seeking evidence of UFOs.
The Home Office said it had "noted" the court's decision.
A hearing is likely to take place in April or May.
Mr McKinnon's lawyer said she was "delighted" that they had been granted permission for judicial review, but warned that her client was in a "very poor mental state" due to stress.

Mr McKinnon's lawyer, Karen Todner, said she was ''delighted'' by the decision. A hearing is likely to take place in April or May with a judge to rule on whether the Home Secretary was right to decide that sending him to the US for trial would not breach his human rights.
But she warned that Mr McKinnon, who suffers from a form of autism known as Asperger's Syndrome, was in a ''very poor mental state'' because of stress.

Hacker Gary McKinnon to appeal against US extradition.
Computer hacker Gary McKinnon is mounting a fresh High Court challenge to stop his extradition to the US.
Solicitor Karen Todner said papers were lodged with the High Court seeking a judicial review of the home secretary's decision not to block his transfer.
The home secretary has 14 days to respond before a judge considers it.

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Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats yesterday wrote to The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States regarding this case of Gary McKinnon, see the full text of the letter below:
Sunday 29th November 2009