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As the police investigation into Andrew Mountbatten Windsor continues, his friend Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in the heinous crimes of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But as the final Epstein files are released to the public, a haunting question remains: has she become a “convenient stand-in” for a dead man while other high-profile figures walk free?

In this exclusive episode of The Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley are joined in the studio by Ghislaine’s brother Ian Maxwell, who is a consistent and vocal defender of his sister.

Ian discusses the family’s belief that Ghislaine has been selectively prosecuted as a scapegoat, why she invoked the Fifth Amendment before the US house oversight committee and the reality behind her plea to President Donald Trump.

Ian also speaks about his sister’s life behind bars, the “suspicious” deaths of both Epstein and the Maxwells’ father Robert, and why he doesn’t believe it matters if the infamous photograph of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor with Virginia Giuffre is real or not.

Lead producer: Georgia Coan
Producer: Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman
Video Producer: Will Walters
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Social Producer: Nada Aggour
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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Historic scenes unfolded at the Sandringham estate this morning as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, the first senior Royal in modern British history to be taken into police custody.

It's the culmination of months of damaging revelations from documents included in the Epstein files. Officers had been assessing allegations that he shared sensitive information with the convicted paedophile when he was a trade envoy.

The Telegraph’s Royal Editor Hannah Furness joins Camilla and Tim to explain where on earth the Royals go from here.

Read Hannah's analysis: Thank God the late Queen isn’t here to witness monarchy’s lowest moment

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Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman
Video Producer: Will Walters
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Social Producer: Nada Aggour
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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Keir Starmer has served a group of Chagos Islanders who landed by boat on the territory on Tuesday with an eviction notice, threatening them with a three-year prison term if they don’t leave.

The Chagossians who returned are protesting against the government handing the islands back to Mauritius, and include the elected first minister Misley Mandarin.

Camilla and Tim speak to Chagos campaigner and sister of Mr Mandarin, Vanessa Calou, who says that Starmer has “given away our island without consulting the British people” and calls the Prime Minister “disgusting” and a “traitor” who must resign.

They also attend Robert Jenrick’s first press conference as “shadow” chancellor, and ask whether Reform have abandoned radical policy ideas in an effort not to spook the markets.

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Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman
Video Producer: Will Walters
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Social Producer: Nada Aggour
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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Nigel Farage has announced Reform’s “shadow” Cabinet team as he continues to prepare for a general election that he insists will happen in 2027.

Camilla and Tim assess who got what job, the absent roles (and faces) and Farage’s reaction to the Daily Telegraph’s “Campaign for Democracy” after the Government U-turn on cancelling 30 local elections.

They also speak to Suella Braverman, Reform’s new “shadow” education minister, who has pledged to introduce a “patriotic curriculum” and to repeal the Equality Act.

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Producers: Georgia Coan and Lilian Fawcett
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman
Video Producer: Will Walters
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Social Producer: Nada Aggour
Editor: Camilla Tominey
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Another day, another Labour scandal. The campaign group that helped sweep Sir Keir Starmer into No 10, Labour Together, now stands accused of orchestrating a sinister smear campaign against journalists.

After The Sunday Times revealed the group had failed to declare £730,000 in donations, Labour Together reportedly paid a US consultancy to dig into the “backgrounds and motivations” of reporters Gabriel Pogrund and Harry Yorke.

As the Cabinet Office begins “looking into” the affair, Camilla and Jacob Rees-Mogg ask how deep do Labour Together’s roots run in this Government and if PM Keir Starmer should now sever ties completely.

And as pressure mounts for a full police investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over fresh revelations about his time as trade envoy, emails now suggest he leaked confidential information about Royal Bank of Scotland after its £45bn bailout, and shared sensitive details about Aston Martin.

Producers: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan
Senior Producer: John Cadigan
Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman
Video Producer: Will Walters
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Social Producer: Nada Aggour
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.