{"id":433527,"date":"2026-02-19T04:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T04:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/433527\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T04:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T04:46:15","slug":"uk-police-assess-claims-epstein-trafficked-women-on-flights-through-london-stansted-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/433527\/","title":{"rendered":"UK police assess claims Epstein trafficked women on flights through London Stansted Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>      London<br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmls2roah00b126oz9kk41r12@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            UK police are \u201cassessing\u201d information about private flights flown into and out of London\u2019s Stansted Airport following the publication of millions of documents from the US Department of Justice related to the late convicted sex offender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/13\/politics\/epstein-files-trump-ruemmler-lutnick-musk-clinton-accountability\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeffrey Epstein,<\/a> an Essex Police spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbxpwd00033d5t2fj4mk9i@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown last week in a piece for the New Statesman called on London\u2019s Metropolitan Police to \u201curgently\u201d re-examine claims Epstein\u2019s victims were trafficked to the country on these flights.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbxpwd00043d5th8vdqick@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Brown said the emails released in the Epstein files showed a paper trail of visas, payments and transport records which demonstrate that women and girls were trafficked across the world.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbxpwd00053d5tbcjep7m5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            He also said that the files suggested a number of British girls were aboard flights made from the sex offender\u2019s private jet, dubbed the \u201cLolita Express,\u201d from UK airports.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbxpwd00063d5tud76dinw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cAmong the many aspects that should sicken anyone looking at the emails is that 15 of these flights were given the go-ahead after his 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a minor. How the flights were allowed to continue should have been fully investigated,\u201d Brown wrote.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbxpwd00073d5t05c0mqj3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Stansted Airport has said that private aircraft operations are conducted through separate independent terminals, while immigration and customs checks are handled by Border Force, a law enforcement command within the UK Home Office.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbxpwd00083d5tr7kqjt81@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThese are entirely independent terminals not operated by London Stansted and no private jet passengers enter the main airport terminal,\u201d a spokesperson for the airport said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbxpwd00093d5tgo81hec9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThe airport does not manage or have any visibility of passenger arrangements on privately operated aircraft.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbxpwd000a3d5twmlhbgbk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN has contacted the UK Home Office for comment.\n    <\/p>\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2025-12-20t031408z-1861542189-rc2yjiaazyim-rtrmadp-3-usa-trump-epstein-files-20260218150216032.JPG\" alt=\"Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell are seen in this image released by the US Department of Justice on December 19, 2025, as part of a trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender.\" class=\"image_large__dam-img image_large__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_large__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1298\" width=\"1600\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbvbul00003d5tl6184w5q@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Stansted is referenced in more than 80 documents in the files released by the DOJ. One email dated November 2012 from a redacted individual to Epstein discusses arrangements for an unnamed Russian woman to transfer between private aircrafts at the London airport before traveling on to the US.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbyk7p000g3d5t76uzfsvm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In a separate email a month later, Epstein asks an unknown person about traveling with a redacted individual from Paris to London by train before heading to Stansted in a taxi.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbyk7p000h3d5tzrx4xdei@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Police are assessing numerous claims that have emerged from the massive document dump. This could lead to further action or investigations. At least six British police forces are looking into information or assisting with inquiries following the disclosures within the Epstein files. In addition to Essex Police, these include London\u2019s Metropolitan Police, Thames Valley Police, Norfolk Constabulary, Bedfordshire Police and Wiltshire Police.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbyk7p000i3d5tn057ml4d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Bedfordshire Police said in a statement on Wednesday that it \u201cis reviewing materials published as part of the DOJ Disclosures Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, in relation to private flights in and out of London Luton Airport.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gettyimages-2235212075-2.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrives for the Requiem Mass service for Katharine, Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral on September 16, 2025 in London.\" class=\"image_large__dam-img image_large__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_large__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1503\" width=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbyhwv000e3d5tyg8slly8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Several high-profile individuals from Britain are facing increased scrutiny amid the fallout from the Epstein files.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbz36p000n3d5t5ya4sdaz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Thames Valley Police has said in recent weeks that it is assessing multiple allegations against the disgraced former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbz36p000o3d5tpk6mx78b@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The police force, which is charged with overseeing the Windsor area where the former prince lived with his ex-wife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/17\/uk\/sarah-ferguson-companies-epstein-fallout-intl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Ferguson<\/a> until recently, said earlier this month that it was assessing allegations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/04\/europe\/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-moves-royals-epstein-intl-hnk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a second woman has claimed<\/a> that she was trafficked by Epstein to the UK for a sexual encounter with Mountbatten-Windsor in 2010.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbz36p000p3d5thibxwprm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Last week, the force revealed it was also assessing whether Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential material with Epstein during the former prince\u2019s role as UK trade envoy. Buckingham Palace later said King Charles stands <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/09\/uk\/andrew-mountbatten-police-epstein-trade-intl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ready to support<\/a> police in their inquiries into his brother\u2019s alleged sharing of sensitive information.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbz36p000q3d5tbpi2n9gs@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Mountbatten-Windsor has previously denied any wrongdoing over his ties to Epstein. He has not publicly responded to the latest allegations. CNN has reached out for comment.\n    <\/p>\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gettyimages-2261109076.jpg\" alt=\"Former UK ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson gets into a car outside his central London home on Saturday.\" class=\"image_large__dam-img image_large__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image_large__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2001\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbz1cs000l3d5tgd6zwdsm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council said that a national group had been created to support UK police forces \u201cto understand any potential impact\u201d from allegations that have emerged from the millions of DOJ files.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbzh7j000v3d5t0rozkrt8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThe national co-ordination group is working with the National Crime Agency to ensure specialist support for forces seeking information from overseas law enforcement agencies through approved channels,\u201d a spokesperson for the NPCC said in a statement.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbzh7k000w3d5ti0g86sj3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt may take some time due to the volume of material and the complexity of international jurisdictions, but policing and its law enforcement partners are taking this matter extremely seriously, and will assess all information thoroughly.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbzh7k000x3d5tk7rjbg0s@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/03\/europe\/peter-mandelson-epstein-ties-britain-intl-latam\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Mandelson<\/a>, the former UK ambassador to the US, quit the UK\u2019s House of Lords this month after documents appeared to show he leaked market-sensitive government information to Epstein in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbzh7k000y3d5tf7hdusnw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            British police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/06\/uk\/uk-police-searching-peter-mandelson-linked-properties-intl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">raided two properties<\/a> linked to Mandelson in early February as part of an investigation into alleged misconduct in public office. CNN has been unable to contact Mandelson\u2019s representative. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/13\/uk\/peter-mandelson-epstein-apology-intl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mandelson has previously<\/a> said he was \u201cwrong to believe (Epstein) following his conviction and to continue my association with him afterwards.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbzh7k000z3d5tk6hyt8su@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The furor over Mandelson\u2019s appointment despite his known links to the disgraced financier has led to calls for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/09\/uk\/keir-starmer-resignation-crisis-epstein-fallout-intl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to step down.<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbzh7k00103d5timolw4u1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Starmer has said he is \u201cnot prepared to walk away from my mandate and my responsibility to my country, or to plunge us into chaos as others have done.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmlsbzh7k00113d5t8wcpjofc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Instead, his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/08\/uk\/morgan-mcsweeney-resigns-mandelson-epstein-intl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">resigned<\/a> over the appointment, taking \u201cfull responsibility\u201d for advising Starmer to put Mandelson in the post last year.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"London \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 UK police are \u201cassessing\u201d information about private flights flown into and out of London\u2019s Stansted Airport&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":433528,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,57,58,50,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-433527","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-kingdom","8":"tag-gb","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-greatbritain","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/433528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}