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MPs demand clarity over Prince Andrew’s ‘peppercorn’ rent at Royal Lodge

Parliament’s spending watchdog asks Treasury and crown estate to explain rationale for arrangementPoliticians are demanding clarity over Prince Andrew’s “peppercorn” rent at Royal Lodge, as the parliamentary spending watchdog writes to the Treasury and crown estate asking for an explanation.Keir Starmer had indicated that he was open to MPs questioning Andrew in person about his home in Windsor Great Park, where he has lived for more than 20 years. Continue reading...

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