BT refuses to work with firm tied to Prince Andrew

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Prince Andrew: BT refuses to work with firm where the duke is patron

, the duke answered questions for the first time about his friendship with US financier Jeffrey Epstein, who took his own life in August while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in the US.

He"categorically" denied having any sexual contact with Virginia Giuffre - then known as Virginia Roberts - but the interview provoked a backlash. Pharmaceuticals company AstraZeneca and Hult International Business School, are reviewing their partnerships with Pitch@Palace Outward Bound, the charity the Duke of Edinburgh was patron of for 65 years, has called a board meeting to discuss the prince's patronage

London Metropolitan University, said it will consider the prince's role as its patron, saying it"opposes all forms of discrimination, abuse and human trafficking"Four Australian universities listed as partners of Pitch@Palace Australia - Bond University, Murdoch University, the University of Wollongong and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - said they had either ended their relationship with the initiative or would not be continuing...

 

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He should withdraw from public life. All charities or firms that wants to maintain any shred of credibility should walk away from him. His attitude is exactly the one that makes women second class citizens and puts young women in danger. He should testify and be investigated.

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