Prince Andrew allegations: Met chief says ‘no one is above the law’

Cressida Dick says force will be watching developments in US civil case brought by Virginia Giuffre

Britain's most senior police officer has said no one is above the law" when questioned about allegations of sexual assault against Prince Andrew.

Dame Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan police commissioner, spoke after a lawyer for Virginia Giuffre, the woman who has accused the Duke of York of sexually abusing her while she was a minor, said he must not be allowed to hide behind his wealth and power to avoid the civil suit she has brought in the US.