It comes after the victims minister told the BBC she discussed an inquiry with the PM when she was re-appointed to her role.

Andy Burnham is not actively considering holding a public inquiry into the UK activities of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Downing Street has said. It comes after Victims Minister Alex Davies-Jones told BBC Newsnight the prime minister was "looking into" the possibility of an inquiry into the alleged actions of Epstein and the former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed. Davies-Jones said the prime minister had agreed to meet Epstein's victims, and the BBC understand Burnham is considering whether to meet the survivors. Davies-Jones resigned from former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's government in May, later accusing his government of failing to listen to Epstein's survivors. The confusion in government thinking came after Davies-Jones told BBC Newsnight on Tuesday evening that she had discussed holding a public inquiry into the alleged behaviour of Epstein and Al Fayed with the prime minister and cabinet secretary Dame Antonia Romeo during her re-appointment. Asked whether an inquiry was now possible, Davies-Jones said: "We are looking at this, we are reviewing what is possible. Again, same with Harrods survivors." She added: "I have been assured that the prime minister is taking this very seriously. "He will meet with those victims and he is looking at what is possible, now he has access to all of the information as prime minister to see what action we can take."