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 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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Justice Secretary David Lammy has defended his decision not to answer questions about a wrongly-released prisoner during PMQs on Wednesday, saying he did not have "all of the detail". Lammy, who is ...

David Lammy forgot to wear a poppy during his first session standing in for Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions. Halfway through the last PMQs before Remembrance Sunday, the Justice ...

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Justice secretary David Lammy has been slammed after a second foreign national was accidentally released from prison. It comes just days after migrant sex offender, Hadush Kebatu, sparked a huge ...