NDA (No debate for Andrew): MEPs blocked from investigating whether public money was used to fund Duke York’s £ 12 million agreement from an ancient custom banning royalists from debating in parliament
- Prince Andrew arranged a sexual affair with his prosecutor, Virginia Juffre, this month
- She accused Andrew of sexually abusing her three times, claiming he denied it
- The ancient rules mean that deputies are limited to discussing royalty in the municipalities
- Now the MP insists that the Minister come to the Chamber to confirm whether cash is used by taxpayers
- Labor Andy MacDonald writes to Steve Barkley to see if Sovereign Grant has used
Prince Andrewan out-of-court settlement worth several million pounds with his accuser Virginia Roberts cannot be investigated by MPs due to an ancient custom forbidding the discussion of royal persons in parliament.
The Duke of York is believed to be facing a legal bill of up to £ 12 million following his out-of-court settlement with Ms Roberts, who is suing the queenson of New York for alleged sexual assault after she claimed to have been trafficked by his friend and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Prince Andrew categorically denied these allegations.
Questions remain as to whether the monarch – who is said to support Andrew – is helping him pay the bill, which includes a £ 2 million donation to Mrs Giuffre’s charity, which helps victims of sexual violence and trafficking.
However, an ancient rule means that MPs are limited to discussing royal persons in the Municipalities, and therefore Prince Andrew’s settlement cannot be called into question.
Meanwhile, Middlesbrough Labor MP Andy MacDonald asked a minister to come to the House to find out if any of the Sovereign Grants taxpayers’ money – money paid to royalty by society – had been used to pay 38-year-old Roberts. , According to The sun.
Prince Andrew’s million-pound out-of-court settlement with his prosecutor, Virginia Roberts, cannot be investigated by lawmakers due to an ancient custom that forbids royalists from discussing in parliament
The Duke of York is believed to be facing a legal bill of up to £ 12 million following his out-of-court settlement with Mrs Roberts, who is suing the Queen’s son in New York for alleged sexual assault after she claimed to have been trafficked. by his friend and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Prince Andrew categorically denied these allegations
Middlesbrough Labor MP Andy MacDonald has asked a minister to come to the House to find out if any of the Sovereign Grants taxpayers’ money – money paid to royalty – has been used to pay 38-year-old Roberts. according to the Sun.
Mr MacDonald has since written to Minister Steve Barkley to confirm whether taxpayers’ money has been used to pay the out-of-court settlement and to establish that “no public funds have been or will be used in part or in full. to satisfy the settlement ”.
Mr MacDonald said: “Raising an issue with the royal family in the house is difficult.”
A government spokesman said: “The sovereign grant supports the monarch and some members of the royal family in carrying out their official duties.
“Prince Andrew stopped receiving support through the Sovereign Grant in 2019, when he stopped performing official duties.”
Mr MacDonald had earlier warned that there would be “omnipotent noise and crying” if it turned out that public money was being used.
“It would just be a step too far,” he said. “I can’t predict what form this protest will take.
“But people would be extremely upset if taxpayers’ money was used as payment for litigation by a man who has so far been quite happy to be associated with a pedophile. [Jeffrey Epstein] and a child trafficker [Ghislaine Maxwell]. ‘
This comes when Prince Andrew was recently forced to relinquish his title to Earl of Inverness following a multi-million pound rape lawsuit from Mrs. Roberts.
Mr MacDonald has since written to Minister Steve Barkley to confirm whether taxpayers’ money has been used to pay the out-of-court settlement and to establish that “no public funds have been or will be used in part or in full. to satisfy the settlement ”
The Duke of York was told to “do the right thing” and to lose his rank amid rage over the accusation against him of civil sex.
Locals said they feared the city would be embroiled in a bad reputation for its continued connection to the royal palace.
Councilor Ron McWilliam, who is on the Inverness District Committee of the Highland Council, wrote to Buckingham Palace urging the prince to relinquish his county.
An SNP member representing the area from Inverness Ness said the duke was no longer speaking on behalf of the city.
He said: “Prince Andrew never had much to do with Inverness in the 36 years he won the title.
“He hardly came here to visit.” And yet we are involved in this by associations. We don’t want him to be associated with Inverness.
“But there is no mechanism to remove the title, so I am writing to Buckingham Palace to get him to do the right thing and give it up in the name of our city.”
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