Former Barclays boss Jes Staley had sex with a member of serial paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's staff, the banker told a court on the third day of his evidence as he appeals against a proposed financial services ban.

Jes Staley sent an email to his daughter referring to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein as “uncle Jeffrey”, a court heard on Wednesday, as the ex-Barclays boss attempts to challenge regulators’ allegations that he played down his ties to the late financier.

Jes Staley, the former chief executive of Barclays, is slated to appear in court for a case that will dredge back up his links to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The hearing will not only unravel Mr Staley’s own personal circumstances,