MoD launches review into whether Epstein used RAF bases

"The defence secretary has ordered a review of all records that the department may hold relating to Epstein flights landing at RAF bases to ensure that any information which can shed light on this scandal is ruthlessly pursued. It comes after former Prime Minister Gordon Brown demanded a police investigation into whether Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had used RAF bases to meet Epstein."

"Last year, a BBC News investigation established that around 90 flights linked to Epstein had arrived and departed from UK airports, some with British women on board who say they were abused. At the time, the Ministry of Defence said it was standard practice for spare capacity at RAF airfields in the UK to be used for private or commercial aircraft, subject to fees which cover all costs."

"The base is around 20 miles (32 km) from the Sandringham Estate. Last Sunday, the Sunday Telegraph reported that the former prime minister was understood to be concerned about a flight Epstein took on a Gulfstream jet that landed at RAF Marham air base in Norfolk in December 2000."

The Ministry of Defence has initiated a comprehensive review examining whether RAF bases were used by Jeffrey Epstein for his private jet landings in the UK. Defence Secretary John Healey ordered officials to thoroughly investigate records and emails. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown submitted a five-page dossier to police forces, expressing concern about a December 2000 Epstein flight landing at RAF Marham in Norfolk, located near Sandringham Estate. A BBC investigation previously identified approximately 90 Epstein-linked flights at UK airports. The MoD stated that allowing private aircraft at RAF airfields is standard practice subject to fees. Prince Andrew has denied wrongdoing related to Epstein, who died in prison in 2019 awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

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