'Nobody Is Above The Law': Starmer Weighs In On Andrew Allegations

Keir Starmer has sent another stern message to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over his links to dead paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

The prime minister and former director of public prosecutions has told the BBC that “no one is above the law” when asked about the ongoing police probes into Epstein.

It comes after Andrew featured in the Epstein files, a huge dossier looking into the disgraced financier released last month by the US Congress.

Several different UK police forces have now launched a series of probes into the documents.

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

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

Officers are looking into the private flights to and from Stansted Airport potentially linked to Epstein.

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.

So BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty asked the prime minister if Andrew, who was stripped of his titles over his Epstein links, should “voluntarily come forward to the police”.

Starmer replied: “I think that is a matter for the police, they will conduct their own investigations.

“But one of the core principles in our system is that everybody is equal under the law. And nobody is above the law. That applies across the board.

“That is the principle. It is long-standing principle. It is a very important principle of our country, our society, and it applies and it has to apply in this case thin the same way as it applies in any other country.”

Chancellor Rachel Reeves had a similar message for Andrew on Wednesday, saying: “The former prince has got a lot of questions to answer on a whole range of issues.”

Appearing in the files is not an indication of wrongdoing. Andrew has not addressed the recent claims, but he has previously denied any wrongdoing.

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

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

Starmer also urged anyone “with relevant information” to give evidence to the US Congress last November, in a veiled reference to the former prince.