Now Keir joins calls for Andrew to testify in America

ANDREW Mountbatten-Windsor should give evidence to US politicians on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, Sir Keir Starmer has suggested.

- BY KATIE HARRIS Senior Political Correspondent in Johannesburg

The former Duke of York has failed to respond to a request from members of the US Congress for a "transcribed interview" in connection with his links to the late paedophile financier.

On his way to the G20 summit in South Africa, the Prime Minister insisted that he would not comment on Andrew's specific case, adding: "But a general principle I've held for a very long time is that anybody who has got relevant information in relation to these kind of cases should give that evidence to those that need it.

"That would be my general position on this." Pressed on if that would apply to Andrew, Sir Keir said: "In the end that will be a decision for him. But my general position is if you have relevant information you should be prepared to share it."

The letter, signed by 16 Democrats, was sent to Andrew on November 6 and it requested a response by last Thursday. It said: "We write to seek your cooperation in the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's (Committee) investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operations.