In August Mr Assange indicated he would soon leave the embassy but six months later he remains inside. <\/p>\n
Information released by Scotland Yard to the LBC radio station under Freedom of Information laws showed the 9 million sum to the end of October included 7.3 million in police pay and 1.7 million in other \"indirect\" costs. <\/p>\n
The sum would have been enough to keep 343 police officers on the beat for a year. <\/p>\n
A Foreign Office spokesman said: \"We remain as committed as ever to reaching a diplomatic solution to this situation. <\/p>\n
Police outside the embassy in Knightsbridge <\/p>\n
We are clear that our laws must be followed and Mr Assange should be extradited to Sweden. <\/p>\n
\"As ever, we look to Ecuador to help bring this difficult and costly situation to an end.\" <\/p>\n
Stephen Greenhalgh, the deputy mayor for policing and crime in London, said: \"It is an eye-watering amount of money. <\/p>\n
\"We do need a diplomatic situation, but ultimately it is the taxpayer that foots the bill. <\/p>\n
Julian Assange gives a press conference <\/p>\n
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