The medical grounds she cited in her house of commons statement would appear to have been as valid 10 years ago when this affair started, as they were yesterday when the statement was made.

Why so long?

The question now is this. Will they use his mental health as an excuse to not prosecute him at all. For what is after all, a criminal offence, committed in the UK; albeit against the US. If they do so, just how cross will the US authorities be, and what punishment will they mete out to the UK, for refusing to bend the knee?