“I cannot see any significant difference between these allegations and those against Peter Mandelson,” Smith said.
Former Board of Trade president Vince Cable, who held the role from 2010 to 2015, claimed Andrew “ruthlessly exploited” his position as trade envoy, according to The Times of London.
Emails and Overseas Meetings
Documents released in October 2010 allegedly show Andrew sending Epstein information about official visits to Singapore, Vietnam, China and Hong Kong. Business figures connected to Epstein reportedly accompanied him on some of those trips.
The following month, an account identified as belonging to “the Duke” forwarded an email from Andrew’s then-special assistant, Amit Patel, directly to Epstein — just five minutes after it was reportedly received.
Another email from November 2010 appeared to show Andrew advocating for Epstein while in the United Arab Emirates, after meeting Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
“Hey! You are in big time,” he allegedly wrote.