I’m fairly sure that Assange has managed to tick off just about everyone now.

President Moreno – who came to power in 2017 – said of the decision to end Assange’s seven-year stay in the embassy: “Any attempt to destabilise is a reprehensible act for Ecuador, because we are a sovereign nation and respectful of the politics of each country.”

He added: “We can not allow our house, the house that opened its doors, to become a centre for spying.”

The president also made references to Assange’s apparently poor hygiene following allegations made by Ecuador’s interior minister, Maria Paula Romo.