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Peter Walker and Pippa Crerar

Inquiry into Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein is matter for MPs, says No 10

Andrew sits at a table which has a small Turkish flag on it
Andrew pictured in May 2004 in Istanbul. No 10 says it is ‘not ruling anything out’ regarding Mountbatten-Windsor’s succession after details emerged of his actions as trade envoy from 2001 to 2011. Photograph: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images

A parliamentary inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to Jeffrey Epstein is a matter for MPs, Downing Street has said, as ministers faced a new push to uncover details about the former prince’s role as a trade envoy.

It comes as the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, wrote to Keir Starmer to say his country would have no objection to Mountbatten-Windsor being removed from the royal line of succession. Later, a spokesperson for New Zealand’s prime minister, Christopher Luxon, said his country would also support the proposals.

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