Government to be ‘guided’ by royal family on if to strip Andrew of titles

The Government will be “guided” by the royal family on any decision to formally strip Prince Andrew of his titles, as the Prince of Wales reportedly intends to take a more ruthless approach to his disgraced uncle and ban him from his future coronation.

Heir-to-the-throne William was consulted on the decision that led to Andrew relinquishing his dukedom on Friday, but The Sunday Times said William “knows the ‘Andrew problem’ will be in his in-tray at some point”.

Mr Miliband also discussed the Governemnt’s national plan to train and recruit workers who can fill the skills gap in the clean energy transition.