Steve Reed: ‘We need to hear from Peter Mandelson’

The latest tranche of Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice feature disturbing pictures of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor crouched over a woman lying on the floor, and also evidence of more links between Lord Mandelson and the disgraced financier. Jeffrey Epstein appears to have sent Mandelson $75,000 across three payments in 2003 and 2004, and more money to Mandelson’s husband in 2009 to pay for ‘osteo course expenses’. Keir Starmer has suggested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should testify before the US Congress. On Sky News this morning, Trevor Phillips asked Steve Reed, the Housing Secretary, if Mandelson should be stripped of his peerage. Reed said we need to know ‘exactly what’s happened’ and whether the money to Mandelson’s husband was ‘properly declared’. Phillips asked if Mandelson should also testify before Congress if asked. Reed said that the victims should be at the forefront of everyone’s minds, and anybody who has information that could bring justice to the victims has a ‘moral obligation’ to share it. Watch here.

Reed: ‘Dialogue is always the right thing to do’

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