Mexican president challenges UK asylum given to woman accused of corruption

Karime Macias, ex-wife of a state governor, is wanted for allegedly pilfering nearly 5m of public money and now lives in London

The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has said her government will send a formal letter of complaint to officials in the United Kingdom after the wife of a former governor wanted for allegedly pilfering 4.8 million of public money was granted asylum in Britain.

Karime Macias, ex-wife of jailed former Veracruz governor Javier Duarte, is wanted for extradition to Mexico for allegedly siphoning millions from the state welfare office, but has reportedly spent the last few years in London.