Idea of Prince Andrew supporting trafficking victims ‘ridiculous’ says Jess Phillips

Labour MP says she can't see him being welcome' by charities working with victims of sexual violence

Prince Andrew will not be welcome in any role supporting victims of sex trafficking and shows a sense of entitlement in thinking he has something to offer, according to the Labour MP Jess Phillips.

Phillips, a former Labour leadership contender who campaigns for women's rights, said the idea that Prince Andrew could help support victims of trafficking was ridiculous" after he came to a multimillion-pound civil settlement with Virgina Giuffre, who had accused him of sexually assaulting her on three occasions when she was 17, which he denied.