A businessman who is the latest Briton to be extradited to the United States under a controversial treaty today reiterated his “absolute innocence” as he prepared to board his flight out of the UK.

A British businessman who tried to surrender voluntarily to face fraud charges in the US will be formally extradited today.

A British businessman who tried to surrender voluntarily to face fraud charges in the US must await formal extradition and travel under arrest, his lawyer said today.