Pressure Grows For Andrew To Be Stripped Of Dukedom - As Accuser's Posthumous Memoir Released - Beritaja

The authorities is facing expanding unit to formally portion Prince Andrew of his dukedom.

Andrew voluntarily gave up his titles past week but will technically proceed to clasp them unless they are removed by an Act of Parliament.

Rachael Maskell - the independent MP for York Central - told Beritaja that 88% of her constituents don't want the duke "to transportation a title base the sanction of our city".

On the Politics Hub With Darren McCaffrey, she confirmed she is advocating for a alteration successful the law, and based on mechanisms should beryllium successful spot to region titles.

"My authorities would beryllium capable to beryllium applied to anybody successful the early arsenic well, truthful we wouldn't person this business ever having to hap again," Ms Maskell added.

Meanwhile, the Scottish National Party (SNP) has besides warned caller authorities must beryllium put guardant without "any excuses and immoderate further delay".

The SNP's Westminster leader Stephen Flynn said: "The nationalist knows this is the correct point to do - and moreover much importantly, the victims astatine the bosom of the Epstein ungraded cognize that it's the correct point to do.

"Those implicated successful the Epstein ungraded person been capable to flight justness because they person hidden down their powerfulness and privilege."

A projected measure has been put guardant that would besides portion Lord Mandelson of his peerage - weeks aft he was sacked arsenic the UK's ambassador to the US because of his ain ties to the paedophile financier.

Yesterday, the premier minister's charismatic spokesperson said the mobility of authorities was "a matter for the palace successful the first instance" - and Downing Street "supports the judgement of the King" regarding what should hap to Prince Andrew's titles.

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Accuser's memoir published today

Pressure has been increasing connected Andrew amid continued reports of his narration pinch Epstein, pinch the royal "vigorously denying" the allegations against him.

The posthumous memoir of Virginia Giuffre - who had accused him of intersexual battle and sued him successful August 2021 - is being released today. She took her ain life successful April.

Amy Wallace, who co-authored Nobody's Girl, said Ms Giuffre would person regarded Andrew relinquishing his titles arsenic a "victory".

She told BBC Newsnight: "Virginia wanted each the men who she'd been trafficked to against her will to beryllium held to relationship and this is conscionable 1 of the men but … moreover though he continues to contradict it, his life is being eroded because of his past behaviour arsenic it should be."

The caller memoir alleges that Andrew asked a royal adjacent protection serviceman to "dig up dirt" connected Ms Giuffre successful 2021.

A Buckingham Palace root told Sky's royal analogous Rhiannon Mills these claims are "being viewed pinch very superior and sedate concern" - and "should beryllium investigated successful the due and fullest ways".

'Police gaslit my sister'

Meanwhile, Ms Giuffre's relative and sister-in-law person urged the Independent Office for Police Conduct to reappraisal the Met's determination not to proceed its investigations into the allegations she made against Prince Andrew.

Sky and Amanda Roberts told Channel 4 News that Ms Giuffre had been "gaslit" by detectives - arsenic good arsenic British and American authorities - successful what amounted to a "kick successful the stomach" for her.

In different developments, questions person been raised about whether Andrew should person the correct to proceed surviving astatine the Royal Lodge successful Windsor.

Details of the financial arrangements surrounding his 30-bedroom mansion person travel to light.

A transcript of the leasehold statement obtained by the PA news agency shows he signed a 75-year lease connected the spot successful 2003 astatine a costs of £1m.

Since then, he has paid "one peppercorn" of rent "if demanded" per year, a word utilized to picture a mini costs that makes a statement legally binding.