"UK Defence Secretary John Healey has called for an investigation into whether convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women and girls into the United Kingdom on private jets that landed at Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) bases. British newspaper The Telegraph reported on Thursday that Healey had told UK officials to search through two decades of Ministry of Defence files and leave no stone unturned in the hunt for any links between the late paedophile's private jet and RAF facilities."
"The investigation launched by Healey comes days after former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged police to investigate whether the former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, had used taxpayer-funded jet travel and RAF bases to meet with Epstein. The Telegraph reported that Brown was particularly concerned about a private flight Epstein took on a Gulfstream jet that landed at an airbase in Norfolk in December 2000, before he visited the royal retreat of Sandringham with Mountbatten-Windsor."
"Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested last week over alleged misconduct in public office, while serving as the UK trade envoy, for reportedly sending confidential government documents to Epstein. The UK's Intelligence and Security Committee said on Thursday it hopes it will soon be able to publish documents shedding light on how political insider Peter Mandelson was appointed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the UK's ambassador to the United States, despite his longtime ties to Epstein being well known."
UK Defence Secretary John Healey ordered an investigation into potential trafficking of women and girls by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein through private jets landing at Royal Air Force bases. The probe examines two decades of Ministry of Defence files. The investigation follows former Prime Minister Gordon Brown's call for police to examine whether Prince Andrew used taxpayer-funded RAF facilities to meet Epstein. A December 2000 Gulfstream flight landing in Norfolk before Andrew's visit to Sandringham is under scrutiny. Prince Andrew was arrested for alleged misconduct in public office involving confidential government documents sent to Epstein. The Intelligence and Security Committee plans to publish documents regarding Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador despite known Epstein ties.
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