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's jails farce deepened tonight after it emerged a prisoner who was wrongly released committed a new offence while free. The unnamed 34-year-old offender was let out of jail by mistake on ...

He revealed how many of the wrongly released lags were sex offenders AT least three more prisoners are still on the run after being accidentally freed, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has admitted.

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 ...

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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 ...

• 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 ...

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Hadush Kebatu, a sex offender, was mistakenly released from prison in October. He was later found and deported. Similarly, two other prisoners were mistakenly freed not long after – Brahim ...

Sir Keir Starmer said his deputy could ‘speak for himself’ on questions around whether a prisoner was wrongfully freed before new checks were imposed. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has defended ...