Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is unlikely to be compelled to give evidence at a public inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein because he is subject to an ongoing police investigation, The i Paper has been told.

Andy Burnham has said he is not actively considering an inquiry into the UK activities of the convicted paedophile, despite two of his ministers saying the Government was “looking into” holding one.

Victims minister Alex Davies-Jones suggested on Tuesday night that an inquiry was a possibility, adding the Prime Minister had agreed to meet Epstein’s victims and was “taking this very seriously”.

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The Ministry of Justice said that while a public inquiry is “not being actively considered”, it is “reviewing what is possible” related to Epstein’s activity in Britain – where he owned homes and is known to have flown women to via his private jet – and said it would “look at all options” to support victims and survivors.