Victims minister Alex Davies-Jones has said Burnham is looking into conducting an enquiry related to Epstein, indicating that the issue has been raised at the highest levels of government.
Davies-Jones said she had discussed the possibility of an enquiry with the Prime Minister when she was appointed as minister. Her comments place the matter within the remit of ministerial consideration, although no formal announcement of an enquiry was included in the supplied material.
The minister made the remarks during an interview with Newsnight. She said Burnham was examining the prospect of conducting the enquiry, but the details of what such a process might cover, how it would be established or when any decision could be made were not set out.
The reference to an Epstein enquiry comes in the context of continuing public and political attention around the case. However, the available material does not specify the proposed enquiry’s scope, its legal basis, or which individuals or institutions it would involve.
No further response from the Prime Minister, Burnham or other government departments was included. The latest known position is that, according to Davies-Jones, Burnham is looking into the matter after she previously raised the question of an enquiry with the Prime Minister at the time of her appointment.
