Andrew Tate should be extradited to UK from Hong Kong, say MPs

The self-described misogynist and his brother, Tristan, have been charged with multiple sexual offences in the UK and Romania.

Political reporter @alixculbertson
Tuesday 17 March 2026 15:55, UK
Image: Tristan (L) and Andrew Tate posed in Hong Kong below a road sign with the same name as where they grew up in Luton.

Pic: Andrew Tate @Cobrat
The British government needs to make an urgent extradition request to Hong Kong to send Andrew and Tristan Tate back to the UK to face criminal charges, senior MPs have demanded.

Self-described misogynist Andrew and his brother have been posting photos and videos of their time in Hong Kong since arriving over the weekend.

Both the UK and Romania have extradition warrants against the pair as they face charges in each country, including rape and human trafficking.

They both deny all charges in both countries.

But Hong Kong politicians said that they could only extradite the British-American brothers if the UK or Romania requested Hong Kong does so.

Andrew Tate taunted the UK government on Monday, posting on X: "If England doesn't extradite me soon I'll have to fly there myself and I think the taxpayer should pay for my flight if the government wanna talk to me so badly."
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Image: Andrew (R) and Tristan outside the court in Bucharest, Romania, last year.

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"The government must not just sit back and allow this dangerous man to hide away from justice on the other side of the world.

"They must urgently demand the extradition of both Andrew Tate and his brother."
The UK suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in 2020 after Beijing introduced a national security law on the city, but the UK government last year proposed reinstating some form of extradition cooperation on a "case-by-case basis".

Hong Kong lawmaker Joe Chan Cho-kwong, a former police officer, told the South China Morning Post: "There are still mechanisms as they could reach out to Hong Kong police through Interpol.

"If the UK and Romania do not do so, there is nothing that Hong Kong Police can do."
Andrew and Tristan Tate are facing 21 charges in the UK, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking, as well as a civil case for alleged tax evasion.

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They had a travel ban placed on them by Romania, where they are facing criminal and civil investigations with charges including human trafficking and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women.

Andrew is also facing a rape charge.

The ban was lifted after two years in February 2025, and they flew via private jet to Florida.

They have lived in Dubai, Florida and Romania since then.

"As a matter of long-standing policy and practice, the UK will neither confirm nor deny that an extradition request has been made or received.

Given the ongoing Romanian investigation, it would be inappropriate to comment further."