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After Dubai Fight, Pressure Builds on Starmer to Seek Andrew Tate’s Extradition to UK

A European warrant from Bedfordshire Police exists after earlier Romanian proceedings delayed UK enforcement.

Overview

  • Andrew and Tristan Tate face 21 UK charges including rape, assault, human trafficking and controlling prostitution.
  • Bedfordshire Police hold a European arrest warrant, with UK action previously deferred while Romanian cases proceeded.
  • Andrew Tate travelled to Dubai for a Misfits Mania bout and lost to American Chase DeMoor in the sixth round.
  • Shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel and MP Emily Darlington urged Keir Starmer to ask UAE authorities to arrest and extradite the brothers.
  • Lawyers for four UK civil claimants pressed for government action, and reporting notes UKUAE extradition can be complex despite a 2008 treaty.