Defence Secretary John Healey has ordered a no-holds-barred investigation into whether convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein used RAF bases during his visits to the UK. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will comb through all records, military logs, and emails to track any flights linked to Epstein’s private jet.
RAF bases under the microscope
The MoD is trawling through files using flight details provided by US officials. An MoD spokesman said:
“The defence secretary has ordered a review of all records that the department may hold relating to Epstein flights landing at RAF bases to ensure that any information which relates to Epstein’s crimes is uncovered and provided to the relevant authorities.”
Officials vow full cooperation with civilian police investigations, sending condolences to Epstein’s victims.
Police probe private flights at Stansted Airport
The review follows Essex Police’s scrutiny of private flights linked to Epstein at Stansted Airport. An Essex Police spokesman confirmed:
“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.”
Former PM Gordon Brown exposes abuse ‘graphic details’
Former prime minister Gordon Brown recently revealed explosive claims in the New Statesman. Files reportedly detail Epstein flying girls in from Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia through Stansted. Brown says Epstein’s “Lolita Express” made 90 UK flights, 15 of which took place after his 2008 child prostitution conviction.
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