Jeffrey Epstein Stansted Airport private flights assessed

Last week former prime minister Gordon Brown called for British police to urgently re-examine claims women or girls were trafficked to the UK aboard these flights in an article for the New Statesman.

The former politician said the recently published files showed the paedophile financier’s jet – the so-called Lolita Express – making 90 flights to or from UK airports, including 15 after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a child.

A spokesperson for the force said: “We are assessing the information that has emerged in relation to private flights into and out of Stansted Airport following the publication of the US DoJ Epstein files.”

Stansted Airport said all private aircraft use entirely independent terminals not operated by Stansted, and the airport does not manage or have any visibility of passenger arrangements on privately operated aircraft.

A spokesperson for the NPCC said: “A national coordination group has been set up to support a small number of forces assessing allegations that have emerged following the publication of the US DoJ Epstein files.

“We continue to work collaboratively to assess the details being made public to allow us to understand any potential impact arising from the millions of documents that have been published.

“We continue to support our partners and contribute in any way we can to help secure justice for victims and survivors, and urge anyone who needs support to visit whenyouareready.co.uk.”

The national coordination group will bring together affected forces to ensure consistency of approach, it is understood.

Earlier this month, Thames Valley Police confirmed it was assessing claims Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential reports from his role as the UK’s trade envoy with Jeffrey Epstein.

Andrew has previously denied any wrongdoing over his Epstein links, but has not directly responded to the latest allegations.