Minister's fury at 'arrogant and entitled' Andrew as Government agrees to release files related to his trade envoy appointment

However, MPs were told the Government is unable to publish material that police need for their inquiries until officers are “satisfied”.

The former prince faces accusations of sharing sensitive information with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein while acting as a special representative for trade and investment between 2001 and 2011.

He was taken into custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office last week, before being released under investigation.

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This came days before Lord Peter Mandelson was also arrested following similar allegations of passing sensitive information to Epstein, during his time as business secretary.

The former Labour minister was released on bail in the early hours of Tuesday, after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

In the Commons, trade minister Sir Chris Bryant described Andrew as “a man on a constant self-aggrandising and self-enriching hustle” and “a rude, arrogant and entitled man who could not distinguish between the public interest, which he said he served, and his own private interest”.

Sir Chris backed Liberal Democrat-led calls to publish the papers on Andrew’s role as special representative for trade and investment between 2001 and 2011, including any vetting and any correspondence from Lord Mandelson.

The party used a humble address, the same arcane mechanism the Tories used to press for the release of files on Lord Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador, to pressure the Government.

Speaking at the despatch box on Tuesday, Sir Chris said: “Let me be clear from the outset, we support this motion today.

“Frankly, it is the least we owe the victims of the horrific abuse that was perpetrated by Jeffrey Epstein and others, the abuse that was enabled, aided and abetted by a very extensive group of arrogant, entitled and often very wealthy individuals in this country and elsewhere.

“It’s not just the people who participated in the abuse.

“It’s the many, many more who turned a blind eye out of greed, familiarity or deference.”

He later added: “As the police have rightly said, it is absolutely crucial that the integrity of their investigation is protected, and now these proceedings are under way, it would be wrong of me to say anything that might prejudice them, nor will the Government be able to put into the public domain anything that is required by the police for them to conduct their inquiries, unless and until the police are satisfied.”

Despite being stripped of his title last year, the former duke of York is still eighth in line to the throne, and an Act of Parliament would be required to remove Andrew and prevent him from ever becoming king.

The UK Government has not ruled out introducing such legislation once police have finished their investigation into the King’s disgraced brother.

Opening the debate, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: “Can there be many people more symbolic of the rot that eats away at the British establishment than the former duke of York and special trade envoy, and the former business secretary, first secretary of state and ambassador to the United States?

“Their association with Epstein and their actions on his behalf, while trusted with the privilege of public office, are a stain on our country.

“We must begin to clean away that stain with the disinfectant of transparency.”

Alex Burghart, the Conservative shadow Cabinet Office minister, said his party welcomed the motion, but criticised the Government for not disclosing the information without the need for a humble address.

“What would have been better is if the Government had been proactive on this and had not had to be brought to the House by opposition parties in order to release this information,” he said.

Speaking as part of today's debate Monica Harding, a Lib Dem MP, said her late father-in-law, who was an air vice-marshal had been having dinner with Andrew when he claimed Britain had "no need" for an air force.

“Windsor said in front of many foreign military and diplomatic seniors ‘no need for a Royal Air Force’,” she said.

She added the former duke had a bizarre hatred of Dolly the sheep.

She said: “When I was working overseas for the British Council, Mountbatten-Windsor came to an exhibition that I was putting on about Dolly the sheep, which was a fine example of British scientific innovation. Mountbatten-Windsor stood up in front of Japanese dignitaries and business people and said, ‘This is rubbish, this is a Frankenstein sheep’.”

Footage showed Lord Mandelson being led out of his house by a plain clothes police officer on Monday and the Metropolitan Police later said the 72-year-old was taken to a London police station for interview.

Two of his properties were previously searched by police in connection with the allegations, which surfaced following the US department of justice’s document dump related to Epstein last month.

In a statement issued just after 2am on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the force said: “A 72-year-old man arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office has been released on bail pending further investigation.

“He was arrested at an address in Camden on Monday February 23 and was taken to a London police station for interview.

“This follows search warrants at two addresses in the Wiltshire and Camden areas.

“We are not able to provide further information at this stage to prevent prejudicing the integrity of the investigation.”

As part of the so-called Epstein files, emails from 2009 appear to show Lord Mandelson pass on an assessment by Gordon Brown’s adviser of potential policy measures including an “asset sales plan”.

He also appeared to discuss a tax on bankers’ bonuses and confirm an imminent bailout package for the euro the day before it was announced in 2010.

The emails appeared to be sent to Epstein after he became a convicted sex offender.

It is understood the Crown Prosecution Service is yet to offer any early investigative advice in relation to the allegations against Lord Mandelson.