New Zealand has joined Australia in saying it would support the UK Government if it proposes to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession.
Earlier on Monday Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote to Sir Keir Starmer to say his government would agree to “any proposal” to remove him.
The UK Government is considering introducing legislation to remove the former prince, after he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office on Thursday.
The move would require an act of Parliament, but also the support of the 14 Commonwealth countries, which include Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand and Australia.
A spokesperson for Christopher Luxon, New Zealand’s prime minister, said: “If the UK Government proposes to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the order of succession, New Zealand would support it.
“The UK Government has said any proposals would come after the police investigation concludes.”
Albanese, in his letter to Starmer, said the former duke was facing “grave allegations”, adding: “Australians take them seriously.”
Despite being stripped of his title last year, Mountbatten-Windsor is still eighth in line to the throne.
Ministers are considering tabling legislation to remove Andrew from the line of succession when the police investigation into alleged misconduct in public office has concluded, it is understood.
Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats are planning to seek to force the public release of files relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment as a trade envoy.
The Lib Dems will table a humble address in the Commons on Tuesday – the same arcane mechanism the Tories used to press for the release of files on Lord Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador – in a bid to compel the Government to disclose information about Andrew, who served as a trade envoy between 2001 and 2011.
The motion will call for the release of papers relating to Andrew’s appointment to the post, including any vetting and any correspondence from Lord Mandelson.
Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said: “The public is rightly demanding to know how Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was appointed to represent our nation in a high-level trade role.
“The Liberal Democrats are moving a binding motion to force the Government to come clean.
“We need to see the vetting files, the due diligence reports, and the correspondence to understand how this appointment came to be, and whether glaring warning signs were missed.
“There’s also a much broader principle at stake here. No one, regardless of their title or their friends, should be beyond the scrutiny of Parliament.
“It is time to end the age of impunity, scrap rules that stifle scrutiny or debate, and ensure that everyone in public office – no matter how powerful – can be held properly to account.”
Andrew has denied any wrongdoing over his links to the convicted sex offender, but has not directly responded to the latest allegations.
Buckingham Palace has not publicly commented on the Government’s plans to remove Andrew from the line of succession.
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