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 ...
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 ...
‘Astonishingly arrogant’ David Lammy demands to be addressed as ‘Deputy PM’ sparking fury from staff
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
A justice minister has defended David Lammy after he admitted he took time to buy a new suit prior to his first appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions. News of an Algerian convicted sex offender ...
Amateur hour in the Commons. David Lammy, deputising at his first PMQs, arrived without a poppy. A farce ensued for 15 minutes before a colleague managed to slap one on his right lapel when she ...
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David Lammy has faced criticism for not wearing a poppy at the beginning of Prime Minister’s Questions, with one Tory MP branding it a “disgrace”. The Deputy Prime Minister could later be seen wearing ...
David Lammy had to be handed a poppy halfway through PMQs after failing to wear one. The Deputy Prime Minister was not wearing the symbol of remembrance when he began taking questions in the House of ...
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