UK Epstein Survivors Press PM Burnham for Public Inquiry into Prince Andrew

Campaigners demand "truth and justice" as scrutiny mounts over the former royal's ties to the convicted sex offender.

Members of the UK Epstein Survivors Campaign are preparing to meet with Prime Minister Andy Burnham in the coming weeks, urging him to launch a full public inquiry into former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

According to a report by The Telegraph, the survivors’ group is seeking to restore “truth and justice” and will press the Prime Minister to reverse the government’s current stance. As reported by Sky News earlier in August, Burnham was not previously planning to launch a public inquiry into the full scope of Epstein’s crimes.

The planned meeting highlights the ongoing push by survivors to expose the full extent of Epstein’s activities and his deep-rooted connections with prominent figures in the British establishment. The UK dimension of the scandal has largely centred on Epstein’s associations with Mountbatten-Windsor and former UK Ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson, who recently stepped down from his post amid the mounting scrutiny.

The scandal previously stripped Mountbatten-Windsor of his royal titles and military ranks. However, the crisis escalated dramatically in February when the former prince was arrested in an unprecedented move—the first arrest of a senior British royal in nearly 400 years.

Authorities detained him over suspected misconduct in public office, specifically linked to his tenure as a UK trade envoy between 2001 and 2011. The investigation stems from the release of US Department of Justice documents within the Epstein files, which allegedly show the former prince forwarding sensitive government and commercial information to the convicted sex offender. Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied all allegations of wrongdoing.

Following his arrest, King Charles III issued a rare, personally signed statement declaring that “the law must take its course.” The former prince was released from custody a few days later.

Now, survivors are taking their fight directly to Downing Street, demanding that the British government lift the veil on the establishment figures who enabled Epstein’s trafficking network.

Reference: Al-Mayadeen