Reeves Urges Andrew Mountbatten Windsor To Speak Out About Epstein

Rachel Reeves has added to the growing political pressure on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to speak out about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

US Congress released more than three million files on Epstein, the convicted sex offender who died in 2019, on January 30.

It revealed the disgraced financier’s extensive contact with the global elite, including Andrew.

The former prince is now facing fresh calls from some US officials – and the family of his prominent accuser Virginia Giuffre – to testify before the Oversight Committee about Epstein.

Andrew previously denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein and appearing in the files is not an indication of wrongdoing.

He reached an out-of-court settlement with Giuffre four years ago, with no admission of liability. Giuffre died by suicide in 2025.

The former royal is yet to respond directly to the new claims.

Separately, the UK police are now reviewing some of the information from the dossier as part of a series of probes.

The chancellor joined in with the mounting political pressure on Andrew on Wednesday.

“The former prince has got a lot of questions to answer on a whole range of issues,” the chancellor told reporters in south-east London.

“I think he owes it to the victims of Epstein and his associates to come forward and give much more information about what he knew about the treatment of young women and girls.”

Essex Police announced on Tuesday it was looking at the information about private flights to and from Stansted Airport.

It came after former prime minister Gordon Brown claimed last week that the files showed “in graphic detail” how Epstein used the airport to “fly in girls from Latvia, Lithuania and Russia”.

A representative from Stansted Airport said the airport “does not manage or have any visibility of passenger arrangements on privately-operated aircraft”.

Surrey Police are also looking into a claim from a 2020 FBI report related to a child abuse claim against Andrew and convicted sex trafficker, Epstein’s friend Ghislaine Maxwell.

Norfolk Police are looking into various documents which have been flagged to them, but say they have not received any allegations and are not currently investigating any probes.

Thames Valley Police are looking into claims Andrew shared confidential information with Epstein when the then-prince was the UK’s trade envoy.

The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) have confirmed a national group has been set up to support UK forces that are “assessing allegations” related to file drop.

Reeves’ words come after prime minister Keir Starmer urged Andrew to give evidence before a US congressional committee which first asked for his testimony in November, saying the victims must be “first priority”.

The prime minister had previously said it would be a decision for Andrew to testify.

The US congress committee does not have the power to compel Andrew to appear in front of them.

Meanwhile, former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton told the BBC: “I think everybody should testify who is asked to testify.”

Clinton and her husband former US president Bill Clinton will appear before Congress over Epstein at the end of this month.

There is no indication either of them are guilty of wrongdoing.