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sir keir starmer has supported the demand of prince andrew He will be taken before MPs to give evidence in Parliament following revelations about his living conditions.
Amidst increasing pressure on insulted people Royal To give up on him 30 rooms windsor mansion After it emerged he had only paid the fare for black pepper For more than 20 years, the Prime Minister has called for a “proper investigation”.
Addressing Sir Keir at Prime Minister’s Questions, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey asked: “Given the revelations about the Royal Lodge, does the Prime Minister agree that this House needs to properly scrutinize the Crown Estate to ensure taxpayers’ interests are protected?
“The Chancellor himself has said that the current arrangements are wrong, so will the Prime Minister support a select committee inquiry so that everyone involved can be called to give evidence – including the current occupier?”
Responding, Sir Keir said: “In relation to all Crown assets it is vital that there is a proper investigation, I certainly support that.”
Earlier this week, Andrew announced he would give up use of his royal titles amid the renewed focus Her relationship with pedophile financier Jeffrey EpsteinBut formally removing the dukedom would require an Act of Parliament.
King vehemently denied the allegations He virginia giuffrewhose posthumous memoir nobody’s girl Published on Tuesday, the billionaire financier was forced to have sex with her three times after being trafficked.
Andrew and his family have a 75-year lease on the 30-bedroom Royal Lodge windsor, He is allowed to remain in the property until 2078. The latest revelations have increased pressure on the scandal-ridden royal family to leave the Royal Lodge, the one who sits It occupies a 98-acre estate in Windsor Great Park and is leased from the Crown Estate.
Details of the leasehold agreement show Andrew signed a 75-year lease in 2003. He had paid £1 million for the lease, and in addition, the rent was set at “peppercorns” when asked for.
Profits from the Crown Estate are handed over to the Exchequer for the benefit of the country’s finances, leading to concerns that the public could be deprived of potential wealth from the estate due to peppercorn rents.
The agreement also included a clause stating that the Crown Estate would have to pay Andrew approximately £558,000 if he gave up the lease.
On Tuesday, senior Tory Robert Jenrick said that “it is now time for Prince Andrew to leave himself to live in private”.the public is fed up with them“, while campaign group Republic has called for a “full, unrelenting investigation” into Epstein’s royal ties and security efforts. Royal,
Sir Keir’s support for a select committee inquiry into the issue comes as MP Rachel Maskell prepares to introduce new legislation that would allow the king to formally strip Andrew of his dukedom.
The proposed new law, being introduced in the Commons on Wednesday, would give the monarch the power to remove titles on her own initiative, following the recommendation of a joint committee of Parliament, or at the request of the person holding the title.
The bill has little chance of becoming law without government support and ministers have resisted calls to act on it, insisting that such decisions are for the monarch.
Ms Maskell has said the law could have wider implications beyond Prince Andrew, including allowing rogue members of the House of Lords to deprive them of their peerages.
This has come to light after a new survey Four in five Britons want Andrew formally stripped of his titles,
The YouGov poll showed that about 63 percent of approximately 6,700 adults polled “strongly” favored formally removing the dukedom, and 17 percent “somewhat” supported the idea.
Only 6 percent were opposed to it – 4 percent somewhat and 2 percent strongly – while 14 percent were not aware.