PRIME MINISTER Sir Keir Starmer faced calls for a full public inquiry into the ties between the royal family and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and the role that Peter Mandelson played as a lobbyist.Demands for an independent investigation have grown louder in the wake of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday morning over allegations of misconduct in public office in his decade as a trade envoy.After developing a reputation for lavish spending and travel in the role, he was forced to step down in 2011 over his friendship with Epstein.

PRIME MINISTER Sir Keir Starmer faced calls for a full public inquiry into the ties between the royal family and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and the role that Peter Mandelson played as a lobbyist.

Demands for an independent investigation have grown louder in the wake of the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday morning over allegations of misconduct in public office in his decade as a trade envoy.

After developing a reputation for lavish spending and travel in the role, he was forced to step down in 2011 over his friendship with Epstein.

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