There is a peculiar type of politician who mistakes noise for authority and sees the appearance of motion to be the same as its actuality. David Lammy, now foisted on the British public as both Deputy ...

David Lammy has been urged to put “the interests of British people” ahead of human rights laws over the case of a double murderer who has been awarded compensation by the High Court over breaches of ...

A TAXI driver cleared of stealing David Lammy’s suitcases has claimed the Deputy PM slapped him during their seven-hour cab ride row. Nassim Mimun clashed with the Justice Secretary and his wife ...

David Lammy faced mockery from Labour and Tories alike over claims that he insists civil servants call him 'Deputy Prime Minister'. Mr Lammy, whose other main job is Justice Secretary, allegedly ...

Deputy PM is under pressure to apologise to MPs for failing to say what he knew about the latest escaped prisoner bungle in last week's PMQs DAVID Lammy has been accused of demanding officials always ...

Nowadays people do not seem to break out of prison, they seem to be let out by mistake. Indeed, the job of justice secretary today seems to chiefly involve presiding over the farce of prisoners not ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said David Lammy "set out the facts" on mistaken prisoner releases "to the best of his knowledge" amid questions over what the justice secretary knew and when. Speaking for the ...

As David Lammy is discovering, the doctrine of ministerial accountability is a cruel one. The ministerial code – the nearest thing we have in this respect to a written constitution – is clear. It ...

David Lammy has admitted he was not "equipped with all of the detail" on the mistaken release of a prisoner when he dodged questions at Prime Minister's Questions. The Deputy PM - who stood in for ...

David Lammy has been criticised for dodging a round of TV and radio interviews as pressure mounts over the prisoner release row. The justice secretary came under fire for refusing to confirm five ...

David Lammy was dramatically accused of 'bullsh**' on live TV today as he faces massive pressure over prisoner release bungles. The Justice Secretary is struggling to contain a mounting backlash after ...

At least one Labour MP will have enjoyed yesterday’s performance by David Lammy at Prime Minister’s Questions: step forward Lucy Powell. Not that I’m accusing the new Labour deputy leader of ...