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An autistic British man accused of hacking into US computers would be put at risk if he was extradited to the US,, MPs have warned Barack Obama.

In a letter to the US President, which has been signed by 105 MPs, they caution that Lauri Love has a "long history of serious mental health issues" and stress "deep concern" for his safety.

US authorities have been attempting to have Love extradited to face trial for a series of online attacks on the Federal Reserve, the US Army, NASA and the FBI in 2012 and 2013.

Love, who lives with his parents in Newmarket, Suffolk, is said to have stolen a large amount of data and could face a sentence of up to 99 years in jail if he is convicted.

The MPs say the British courts are capable of adequately dealing with the prosecution of Love without having to send him to the US.

Love's case echoes that of Gary McKinnon, who had Asperger's and faced US allegations of hacking. His extradition was blocked by then home secretary Theresa May.

In their letter, the MPs say that at least 12 people who have hacked US computer system have been prosecuted in the British courts.

The MPs wrote: "Indeed, Mr Love would be the first UK-based computer hacker to be extradited and denied the opportunity to face a full prosecution in the UK.

"The UK criminal justice system is equipped to bring justice through sentencing and rehabilitating people who are adjudged to have committed these crimes.

"Many of these 12 cases did not involve individuals who have significant mental health issues, nor Asperger syndrome and were not at a high risk of suicide, yet they were not extradited.

"We would like to ask, why then is the United States insistent on Mr Love's extradition despite the UK having a proven track record of appropriately sentencing and rehabilitating individuals who have committed computer-hacking offences against the US?"

Love, who also suffers from depression and severe eczema, argues a jail term in the US would lead to a mental breakdown or suicide.