Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public workplace final week.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been known as on to repay taxpayers (Picture: GETTY)
Rachel Reeves has known as on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to repay any misused public funds. The 66-year-old disgraced royal held the UK Commerce Envoy position for a decade, throughout which he was accountable for selling enterprise pursuits abroad.
Whereas Andrew was launched beneath investigation on the identical day as his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in a public workplace final week, studies later emerged that former Duke of York could have expensed personal massages whereas within the position as UK Commerce Envoy.
When quizzed on whether or not Andrew ought to pay again any misused funds, Ms Reeves advised The i Paper: “In fact”.
Discussing her fellow Cupboard Minister Sir Chris Bryant’s feedback branding Andrew as “impolite, conceited and entitled”, Ms Reeves was requested if she agreed.
She mentioned: “Properly, I’ve by no means met [Andrew] and I believe that’s most likely for the perfect.”
The late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s former housekeeper, Juan Alessi, beforehand testified that Andrew had “day by day massages” at Epstein’s Florida dwelling.
In a separate declare, a masseuse alleged that she gave Andrew a unadorned therapeutic massage and added that this was paid for by the Royal Household.
Andrew was arrested in Norfolk final week (Picture: GETTY)
Andrew’s arrest was resulting from fears over the prospect of a “cover-up” of Andrew’s behaviour throughout his friendship with Epstein.
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Following his arrest at his short-term dwelling on the Sandringham property in Norfolk, Andrew was then quizzed at Aylsham police station for 11 hours earlier than being launched beneath investigation.
Andrew has constantly denied any wrongdoing and has not been charged following his arrest.
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