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It sounds like the people around him are confident it's a done deal, with his time in Belmarsh acting as 'time served' for a more minor breach of thae espionage act.
But I'd still be worried the US pulls some shit as:
What if the judge says 'no' and gives him a much harsher sentence to be detained by the US?
What if they just straight up black bag him?
On a tiny Island with only one or two witnesses instead of a busy city with a (nominally) free and interested press.
I hope this is the end of the ordeal for him, I truly do, but I don't think I'd ever believe it until I was safely in a country I was sure would never extradite or collaborate with the US. Although right now it's clear he doesn't have much of a choice.