Angela Rayner launched astonishing tirade against 'that nonce' Prince Andrew to get him removed from official list of deputies to Charles, authors claim in new book

Angela Rayner waged a private battle to stop 'that nonce' Prince Andrew from ever standing in for his brother the King, it was claimed yesterday. According to Get In, a new book on Labour's journey to power, Ms Rayner could not accept any deputy role for Andrew over his controversial links with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Angela Rayner privately battled to prevent 'nonce' Prince Andrew from standing in for the King A new book has revealed that Ms Rayner fought to get Prince Andrew removed as one of the counsellors of state who can deputise for the monarch The aide added that Ms Rayner was 'not anti-monarchist' and reportedly summed her view as: 'I know how difficult it is to be in a big, dysfunctional family.' The Deputy PM was reportedly furious that the Duke of York officially remained on the counsellors list Andrew famously told Newsnight host Emily Maitlis in 2019 he had stopped seeing Jeffrey Epstein in December 2010, but that account was thrown into doubt amid reports he had sent a 'keep in close touch' email to the financier in February 2011 He added that if Ms Rayner was 'disinvited, she disinvited herself'.