Starmer Urges Andrew to Cooperate in Epstein Probe

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged former Prince Andrew to cooperate with a U.S. congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein on Sunday, stating that individuals with relevant information should share it, as the disgraced royal ignored a request for testimony about his longstanding friendship with the late financier.

The House Oversight Committee, led by Democratic members, sought a transcribed interview with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, as he is now known, on November 6. The request, signed by 16 Democrats, asked for a response by November 20 to discuss his ties to Epstein, who died by suicide in a New York prison in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Andrew, 65, did not reply, prompting criticism from committee members Representative Robert Garcia of California and Representative Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia.

"Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's silence in the face of the Oversight Democrats' demand for testimony speaks volumes," Garcia and Subramanyam said in a statement released Friday. "The documents we've reviewed, along with public records and Virginia Roberts Giuffre's testimony, raise serious questions he must answer, yet he...