Andrew Tate and his brother 'will return to UK' to defend themselves against rape charges, lawyer confirms

Andrew faces 10 charges, including rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain, relating to three women.

Tristan faces 11 charges relating to one woman - including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking.

Bedfordshire Police issued an international arrest warrant for the brothers over allegations, which they "unequivocally deny."

Andrew and Tristian Tate's team have said that there is "a vast amount of misinformation" about the allegations faced by their clients, which they say could impact their clients' legal right to a fair trial.

Holborn Adams told Sky News in a statement: "UK prosecutors refuse to give even the most basic information to allow our clients to understand the allegations which they face.

"These are historic allegations and our clients are not even being told who the supposed victims are, this is not a typical approach and demonstrates a different approach on the basis of the profile of our clients."

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A CPS spokesperson said: "We can confirm that we have authorised charges against Andrew and Tristan Tate for offences including rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and actual bodily harm against three women.

"These charging decisions followed receipt of a file of evidence from Bedfordshire Police. A European Arrest Warrant was issued in England in 2024, and as a result the Romanian courts ordered the extradition to the UK of Andrew and Tristan Tate.

"However, the domestic criminal matters in Romania must be settled first. The Crown Prosecution Service reminds everyone that criminal proceedings are active, and the defendants have the right to a fair trial.

"It is extremely important that there be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings."

Lawyer Matt Jury, of McCue Jury & Partners, representing several alleged British victims of Andrew Tate, said: "We welcome the clarity from the Crown Prosecution Service that our authorities are working to ensure the Tates face justice here in the UK - they cannot be allowed to escape extradition.

"At the same time, we ask once more that CPS admit its mistake in failing to prosecute Tate when he lived in the UK and finally charge him for the rape and assault of the other three women, our clients, who originally filed criminal complaints against him as long ago as 2014 but were failed by the system.

"They deserve justice, too."