SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn MP said Westminster parties “remain stubbornly slow” in acting against the prince.<\/p>\n
“Prince Andrew’s titles can only be removed by an act of parliament \u2013 therefore this SNP motion is a way to pile pressure on the UK Labour government to bring forward that legislation immediately,” he said.<\/p>\n
“The only real question is, what Keir Starmer’s government is waiting for? The public knows this is the right thing to do, and even more importantly the victims at the heart of the Epstein scandal know that it’s the right thing to do. It needs to be done without any further excuses and any further delay.”<\/p>\n
The SNP lodged a similar motion in September, aimed at removing the peerage of Lord Mandelson, who was sacked as ambassador to the USA<\/a> when the extent of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein was revealed.<\/p>\n “I sincerely hope for the sake of all Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, that Keir Starmer’s government changes course, supports this SNP motion and brings forward legislation to remove Prince Andrew’s titles and Peter Mandelson’s peerage, immediately,” Flynn added.<\/p>\n Prince Andrew stopped using the title His Royal Highness (HRH) in 2022<\/a>, as he faced a US civil action over sexual assault allegations brought by Virginia Giuffre.<\/p>\n