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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-29T20:21:45.000Z",
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    "Donald Trump claims King 'would have probably helped' in Iran",
    "King receives hair compliment as monarch steps out in Harlem",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nFormer Prime Minister Gordon Brown is demanding that the police conduct a fresh interview with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor regarding his expenditure of taxpayer money while serving as Britain's trade envoy.\n\nIn an interview with the New Statesman, the ex-Labour Party leader disclosed that he had previously ordered an investigation into the former Duke of York's spending habits during his time in Downing Street.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMr Brown said: \"Andrew was interviewed, at my request when I was Prime Minister, by a minister from the business department about the unacceptable costs he was incurring.\"\n\nHe added regarding Mr Mountbatten-Windsor’s response: \"I was told that his response was to ask whether the government seriously believed that he should have to travel on commercial flights.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe former Prime Minister is now urging authorities to question Mr Mountbatten-Windsor again, not only concerning potential Official Secrets Act violations but also his utilisation of public resources during his diplomatic role.\n\nMr Brown is also pressing for Mr Mountbatten-Windsor to face questioning over allegations that women were trafficked into Britain by convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.\n\nHe said: \"The British authorities should now re-interview Andrew, not just over possible breaches of the Official Secrets Act, but over his use of public funds, and especially over incidents in which women allegedly brought to him at Sandringham, Buckingham Palace, Windsor and at other locations, may have been trafficked into the country by Epstein.\"\n\nThe former Prime Minister's calls follow Mr Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe was released under investigation and has denied the claims.\n\nMr Mountbatten-Windsor has also repeatedly denied wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.\n\nMr Brown previously confirmed he submitted a five-page memorandum to police forces in February 2026, expressing his concern about securing justice for trafficked women and girls.\n\nThe former Prime Minister also claimed that when he was chancellor, the then-Prince Andrew asked the government to fund a dedicated fleet of aircraft for the Royal Family.\n\n### LATEST ROYAL DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Donald Trump claims King 'would have probably helped' in Iran\n  * King receives hair compliment as monarch steps out in Harlem\n  * Socialist NYC mayor urges King to return diamond to India\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMr Brown said he rejected this proposal outright and said he raised the matter directly with the late Queen.\n\nHe additionally said that Liam Byrne, who chairs the Business and Trade Select Committee, has committed to raising questions about Mr Mountbatten-Windsor's conduct during his time as trade envoy.\n\nThe former Prime Minister is calling for a parliamentary examination alongside the ongoing police investigation to determine how public money was spent and whether efforts were made to shield Mr Mountbatten-Windsor from American investigators.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMr Brown said: \"The King has said that no one should be above the law, and alongside the police investigation, a select committee in Parliament should examine how public funds were used, and whether a cover-up took place that prevented Andrew from being interviewed by US investigators.\"\n\nAndrew's representatives have been contacted for comment.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Gordon Brown calls for police to conduct fresh interview with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor"
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