Robert Jenrick has confirmed Reform UK would back legislation removing Andrew from the line of succession.The former prince is currently eighth in line to the throne, behind Prince William and his three children, as well as Prince Harry, along with his son and daughter.Mr Jenrick, who was recently named as the party’s option to become Chancellor, explained that “If the Government brings forward this Bill with the support of the King, then we will back it”.He told Sky News: “We have to be realistic, Andrew is the eighth in line to the throne, so there’s no chance of him becoming our monarch.
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“And so Parliament really should be focused on things that are more important to the public, whether that’s the economy, crime, the health service, immigration, but if the Bill does come before Parliament, then we’ll support it.”My main feeling today, emotion, is sadness really for the King and the royal family, because they’ve been let down so badly, as of course have the victims of Jeffrey Epstein.”The King serves this country extremely well, and Andrew has disgraced the royal family, and he’s disgraced our country in the process.”Andrew was released under investigation on Thursday evening following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSKing and Queen send ‘heartfelt congratulations’ to Winter Olympic medal winnersWilliam says he is not in ‘a calm state’ just days after Andrew’s arrestAndrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Peter Mandelson must face treason trial over Epstein links, MP claimsA former Attorney General of England and Wales identified the primary obstacle blocking No10’s bid to remove Andrew from the line of succession.After the former Duke of York’s arrest, No10 started to draw up plans to axe the ousted royal from the line of succession to the British throne.Luke Pollard, a defence minister, was the first senior Labour MP to speak out in favour of the legislation, saying it was the “right thing to do” with Andrew “only a heartbeat away” from the throne.However, former Attorney General Sir Michael Ellis hit out at the plans, telling GB News: “It isn’t worth a candle. In fact, it’s morally wrong. I think it’s also constitutionally wrong. And I think that this is going to add to the Government’s rather impressive tally of U-turns in due course.”He continued: “It isn’t just the UK Parliament that would have to pass legislation to interfere with the line of succession. It’s all 15 Commonwealth realms, 14 others apart from us.”And not only that, all seven Australian states and, I believe, the 10 provinces of Canada would have to pass their own legislation in their provincial legislatures.”Four in five Britons have backed calls for Andrew to be removed from the royal line of succession following his arrest.A new YouGov survey revealed that 82 per cent of Britons feel Andrew is no longer suitable to be in line to the throne.The former prince, who became the first senior royal in modern history to be arrested, is accused of sharing sensitive information with Epstein while serving as the UK’s trade envoy.Andrew was pictured slouched in the back of a vehicle on Thursday evening as he left Aylsham police station in Norfolk.Searches at his former address, Royal Lodge, have been ongoing throughout the weekend.The investigation at this current residency, Wood Farm, concluded on Thursday, and the former prince has not been seen since his release.Andrew has denied any wrongdoing over his Epstein links, but has not directly responded to the latest allegations.Our Standards:
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