A small group of MPs is calling on the government to formally strip Prince Andrew of his titles. SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has tabled an early day motion urging the government to take legislative steps to remove Andrew’s dukedom.

So far, only 14 MPs have signed the motion, and the government is not obliged to act. However, it provides an opportunity for MPs to voice their desire for action and highlights that there are legal routes by which Andrew could be stripped of his titles.

His announcement came a week before the publication of a posthumous memoir by Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, who had long accused Andrew of sexually assaulting her as a teenager. He denies the allegations. Giuffre died by suicide in May this year.

After his infamous 2019 Newsnight interview, Andr

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