"Pushbacks are known to endanger lives at sea. This is even more so when dealing with people on small, unseaworthy vessels, in a busy shipping lane, often with rough waters, without appropriate life-saving equipment."

“This disgusting incident goes against everything this city stands for and should be condemned by all," said Sadiq Khan.

"A room full of 50 odd Tories drinking champagne, discussing their second jobs xmas bonuses and laughing at the poor, isn’t my idea of a party."

"The government’s back-door amendments to the policing bill are tyrannical. We should be on the streets in our millions," George Monbiot wrote.

"From the ar*ehole that brought you 'SunlitUplands' and other such sh*t," said one person who has simply had enough of this nonsense.

“In one of the richest societies in the world, this simply shouldn’t be the reality," said Rick Henderson, chief executive of Homeless Link.

A spokeswoman for the firm has said ‘no offer of military assistance was made and, therefore, no refusal given’.

Victims have since claimed Epstein had a large bed installed on the jet where guests had group sex with young girls, fulfilling their warped fantasies.

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