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Queen's University Belfast urged to suspend links with known Epstein associates
Barry O'Connor
BBC News NI
Queen's University Belfast (QUB) has been urged to "swiftly and publicly" suspend the organisation's links with "known associates" of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The University and College Union (UCU) in Northern Ireland, the biggest union representing university staff, has said QUB's leadership should, "as a precautionary measure", suspend its links with current chancellor Hillary Clinton and former chancellor George Mitchell.
It comes after Mitchell described his friendship with Epstein as "a blessing" in a handwritten letter from 2003, which was released on Tuesday ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz081ne3g25o