Senior Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski has today criticised Prince Harry for costing UK taxpayers more than £500,000 and has said a Public Inquiry is "absolutely" needed and with "urgency".
The MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham claimed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had "abandoned our nation" and the couple are only interested in "securing themselves millions in commercial contracts".
He claims that Harry and Meghan should follow the example set by Queen Camilla, who is working "tirelessly for the King and Royal Family", and "epitomises" the sort of royal the country should be supporting at this difficult time.
The Duke of Sussex took legal action against the Home Office over the February 2020 decision of the Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures (Ravec), that Prince Harry should receive other forms of taxpayer-funded security whilst in the UK with his family.
Daniel Kawczynski has slammed Prince Harry
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According to a Freedom of Information request, the Duke of Sussex spent an eye-watering £180,000 of taxpayer cash on Barristers, £230,000 on Government Legal Department costs, £2,300 in court costs and almost £10,000 on an e-disclosure.
Speaking to GB News, Kawczynski said: “I believe we should review whether taxpayers’ money from hard-working families should be afforded for them [Harry and Meghan] which it still continues to be.”
Despite calls for a Public Inquiry into the use of taxpayer cash, The Institute for Government says there have already been 69 public inquiries between 1990 and 2017 alone, that have set the public purse back £630million.
Prince Harry continues to believe that the removal of police protection makes him vulnerable to attack whilst in the UK, and that this decision should be reversed.
Daniel Kawczynski is the MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham
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Prince Harry has previously complained that he has been treated unfairly, and this has led to him and his family being treated in an "unlawful" manner.
The rules currently require the Duke of Sussex to provide authorities with at least 30 days’ notice, when he and his family plan visits to the UK so that each trip can be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been contacted by GB News regarding the demand for a Public Inquiry, but the couple have yet to respond.
Since Harry and Meghan departed the scene as working royals, they have continued to court public attention with several high-profile Interviews, which included the couple's Interview with Oprah.
Harry launched legal action against the Home Office following a 2020 decision by RavecPALATEST ROYAL NEWS:
Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior royals in January 2020GettyThe Sussexes' media business, Archewell Productions, has made a number of programmes for the streaming service Netflix, an agreement thought to be worth many millions of dollars for the couple.
This included documentaries in which they discussed their lives as working royals, as well as Harry’s experiences working in the British armed forces.
Harry’s memoir Spare was released in January of last year, with millions of copies sold in its first week.
In Response, Conservative MP Kevin Foster warned: “Prince Harry wanted to be free of royal duties to pursue his own career, so it's time to cut the link to funding from His Majesty's treasury for his costs.
“He chooses to pursue a different path for his life and taxpayers should not have to fund it."