Keir Starmer Suggests Ex-Prince Andrew Should Testify In U.S. Epstein Probes
LONDON (AP) — Pressure is mounting old Prince Andrew To testify to a US congressional committee investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after the UK prime minister said he should testify.
Keir Starmer, King George III. He refused to comment directly on Charles’s disgraced younger brother, but told journalists traveling with him for the Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg that as a “general principle” people should provide evidence to investigators.
“I’m not commenting on his specific situation,” Starmer said. “But the general principle that I have held for a very long time is that anyone who has information about such cases should make that evidence available to those who need it.”
The former prince now known as Andrew Mountbatten-WindsorHe has so far ignored a request from members of the House Oversight Committee for a “transcribed interview” about his “longstanding friendship” with Epstein. Andrew was stripped of his royal titles and honors last month as the royal family sought to insulate him from criticism about his relationship with Epstein.
Starmer’s comments came after the committee’s top Democrat, Rep. Robert Garcia of California, and Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia said Andrew “continues to hide” from serious questions.
“With or without him, our work will move forward and we will hold accountable everyone involved in these crimes, regardless of their wealth, status or political party,” they said in a statement released Friday. “We will ensure justice for the survivors”
