Ex-Barclays boss Jes Staley said on Tuesday he had no idea about serial paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's "monstrous activities", as he gave evidence to try to overturn a finance industry ban over his relationship with the late financier.

The former chief executive of Barclays, Jes Staley, had sex with a member of Jeffrey Epstein’s staff in a New York apartment owned by the convicted paedophile’s brother, a court has heard.