Nodoby is above the law
20/02/2026
During a breakfast raid at Wood farm on the Sandringham estate on his birthday, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. This news comes almost three weeks after the department of justice released 3 million documents relating to Jeffrey Epstein.
The release of the files has helped to shed light on the extent of Andrew`s relationship with the paedophile financier and in turn has also revealed how he abused his position of trade envoy to share privileged information with Epstein. This it seems is the basis of the arrest today by Thames Valley Police.
Nothing should take focus from the horrific abuse endured by the women and girls harmed by Epstein, and yet yesterdays events once more draw the conversation away from the victims and towards a man who has spent his entire life wrapped in privilege. Again, the former prince has become the centre of their story.
During an interview recorded and aired prior to the events at Wood farm today, Prime minister Keir Starmer was grilled by BBC journalist Naga Muchnetty on whether Andrew should voluntarily make himself available to the police for questioning. In an effort to not give a definitive answer, as is always the case with most politicians, Starmer tried to maintain that it was “a matter for the police” to conduct their own investigations. However, in the end he said what every rational person watching the developments in the last few weeks has been thinking: “Nobody is above the law” and therefore anyone involved or aware of the abuse perpetrated by Epstein should be held accountable.
Our prime ministers words should be a firm warning to the other prominent figures whose relationships with Epstein and now under scrutiny.
A new Shadow Cabinet
On Tuesday - following a rally on Monday in Andrew Rosindell' s constituency of Romford - Nigel Farage unveiled the Reform UK shadow cabinet, or at least the first part of their shadow cabinet.
Robert Jenrick takes the coveted role of shadow Chancellor which for some time was expected to be taken by Zia Yusuf or Richard Tice. Instead Yusuf is to be the shadow Home Secretary and Tice will become the shadow Secretary of State for Business, trade and energy.
“We’re all delighted” - Richard Tice
Suella Braverman, whom Nigel Farage has praised for having “absolute determination in politics” has been appointed shadow secretary of state for education, skills and equality. Her first act in post in government: scrap the department for equality, scrap the equalities minister and move to repeal the equality act.
“DEI has become less about diversity and more about conforming to left wing ideology” - Suella Braverman
No one could argue that Suella Braverman lacks the courage of her convictions. In the last 3 weeks she has abandoned the political party she had been a member of for 30 years in favour of Reform UK and now she has unveiled her dramatic policy plan she intents to roll out should Reform form the next government.
Many who have listened to her speech will undoubtedly be concerned by her plan to repeal the equality act and wondered what impact this may have on the characteristics it was designed to protect: Sex, race, disability. Will she repeal the act and return to the original legislation of the Sex discrimination act 1975, Race relations act 1976 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995?
Currently Braverman has not publicly expanded on her plan and explained what if any legislation would replace the repealed act. For now this will be an issue that keeps some potential Reform voters at arms length and something they will surely have to flesh out in more detail before May 7th.
