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As Prince Andrew is no longer a working royal, Buckingham Palace is not answerable for what he does or how he conducts his business.

Power has now shifted out of his hands into those of the putative prime minister, answerable to parliament.

He yearns openly to rule the way China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin do, as an autocrat answerable to no one.

It is thought he did not like the idea of directly elected council leaders who would be answerable to his or her party, preferring a directly elected mayor who would be more detached.

It recommends a single regulator, answerable to a government minister, so that officials and the industry can be held to account.