Keir Starmer says ‘no person is above the regulation’ over Andrew allegations
Keir Starmer has claimed “nobody is above the law” over the Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor allegations.
The PM repeated his insistence that in the UK and US about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, explaining anyone with information has “a duty to come forward”.
It comes as the National Crime Agency (NCA) revealed it is supporting UK police forces investigating information in the Epstein files. The NCA said it is supporting police to “enable a full and independent assessment of the information released”.
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Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Mr Starmer was asked against about Andrew testifying. He said: “Anybody who has any information should testify. So whether it’s Andrew or anybody else, anybody who has got relevant information should come forward to whatever the relevant body is, in this particular case we’re talking about Epstein, but there are plenty of other cases.
“Anybody who has got information relating to any aspect of violence against women and girls has, in my view, a duty to come forward, whoever they are.”
The PM added: “One of the core principles in our system is that everybody is equal under the law, and nobody is above the law, and it is really important that is applied across the board.
“That is the principle. It’s a long-standing principle, it’s a very important principle of our country, our society, and it applies, and it has to apply in this case, in the same way as it would apply in any other case.”
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor, the King’s brother, has previously vehemently denied any wrongdoing. The former prince was stripped of his titles by Charles last year after the posthumous release of a book by Virginia Giuffre who alleged she was trafficked by Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell when she was 17. Andrew paid millions to Ms Giuffre, a woman he has claimed never to have met, to settle a civil sexual assault claim in 2022.
