I don't care where you stand on Assange, what GB is doing sets a dangerous precedent

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. No, it's not sovereign soil

The Convention says the premises are inviolable, and immune from search, which is different:

Article 22
1.The premises of the mission shall be inviolable. The agents of the receiving State may not enter
them, except with the consent of the head of the mission.
2.The receiving State is under a special duty to take all appropriate steps to protect the premises
of the mission against any intrusion or damage and to prevent any disturbance of the peace of the
mission or impairment of its dignity.
3.The premises of the mission, their furnishings and other property thereon and the means of
transport of the mission shall be immune from search, requisition, attachment or execution.

http://untreaty.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/9_1_1961.pdf

If they did expel the diplomats, the immunity of the premises would end. That is clear from precedent.

In this case, Ecuador may not even own the premises outright, since they are just one part of a building. Think of it as a private residence for which no search warrant can be applied.