# Andy Burnham considers public inquiries into Epstein and Al Fayed abuse cases

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/andy-burnham-looking-into-ordering-public-inquiries-into-jeffrey-epstein-and-mohamed-al-fayed-abuse-scandals/
- Published: 2026-08-05T12:32:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-05T18:47:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16029623/Andy-Burnham-public-inquiries-Epstein-Al-Fayed-abuse-scandals.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Government, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Burnham's office denies new inquiries into Epstein and Al Fayed cases.
- Contradicts earlier minister's comment that it was "looking into" the idea.
- No inquiry, timeline or terms of reference now planned.

## Summary

Andy Burnham's office has clarified that he is not pursuing new public inquiries into the abuse scandals linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and the late Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, contradicting an earlier suggestion from the victims minister that the Government was "looking into" the matter. The clarification ends speculation that had built around potential state-level scrutiny of two long-running cases that have drawn sustained public pressure over how allegations of sexual abuse were investigated and whether powerful men escaped accountability.

The reversal means no timeline, terms of reference or formal inquiry has been established for either case, despite earlier reports suggesting ministers were weighing the option. Campaigners, victims' groups and MPs had previously called for statutory inquiries into both scandals, but the Government's position, as it now stands, is that no such inquiries are being planned.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Andy Burnham considers public inquiries into Epstein and Al Fayed abuse cases](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16029623/Andy-Burnham-public-inquiries-Epstein-Al-Fayed-abuse-scandals.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [The Independent: Burnham considering public inquiry into Epstein claims](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/epstein-burnham-inquiry-mohamed-al-fayed-b3027643.html)

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