"Legislation to remove Prince Andrew's dukedom must be put forward without "any further excuses and any further delay", the Scottish National Party says. The SNP is putting forward a motion to pressure Sir Keir Starmer's government to strip Andrew of the title, which would require an Act of Parliament. Stephen Flynn, the SNP's Westminster leader, said that "power and privilege" had protected those in the Epstein scandal for far too long and that the legislation to remove the title must be brought forward."
"Mr Flynn has submitted an early day motion (EDM) that allows MPs to express an opinion, publicise a cause or support a position. It is rare for them to be debated. Andrew relinquished his Duke of York title last week but officially continues to hold his dukedom. Last month the SNP lodged a similar motion to pressure the government to remove Lord Peter Mandelson's peerage."
Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir Nobody's Girl accuses Prince Andrew of sexual encounters on three separate occasions and alleges his team tried to hire internet trolls to harass her. The memoir claims members of Andrew's circle hid at Balmoral Castle to avoid being served court papers before the 2022 settlement. The reported $12m settlement brought an acknowledgment of her suffering and a pledge that Andrew would not malign her again. The Scottish National Party is pushing for legislation to remove Andrew's dukedom, arguing that "power and privilege" protected those in the Epstein scandal, and seeks a bill to strip his dukedom and Lord Mandelson's peerage.
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