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 was accused of overseeing a 'farce' today after admitting three wrongly released prisoners are still at large - and the government is not sure about another. The Justice Secretary revealed ...

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 ...

Keir Starmer absolutely cannot afford to lose another deputy prime minister but the country cannot afford to keep him. David Lammy’s cringeworthy Commons outing was so bad his colleagues have now ...

• Convicted kidnapper Ola Abimbola escaped from Ford Prison, triggering a manhunt and adding to the pressure on Justice Secretary David Lammy • The escape follows a series of prison blunders, with 262 ...

Justice Secretary David Lammy has been accused of "cowardice" by Cabinet colleagues over his handling of the wrongful release of two prisoners. Lammy is facing accusations of "cowardice" and ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has defended his deputy David Lammy against criticism over his handling of a mistaken prisoner release by saying it was “right” the Justice Secretary was “setting out ...

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 said he did not know all the details of a prisoner's mistaken release when repeatedly asked about it. The justice secretary and deputy prime minister was heavily criticised for not ...