2 h. ago Criminal was on the loose for more than a WEEK after being released from prison in error, as David Lammy accused of being 'asleep at the wheel'

In the latest development in Labour's jails farce, the Ministry of Justice confirmed the unnamed inmate was detained last night, eight days after being mistakenly let out.

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25 h. ago David Lammy says 91 prisoners freed in error in England and Wales since April

Justice secretary tells MPs as many as four may still be at large and blames previous governments’ cuts for mistakesThe justice secretary has revealed that 91 prisoners have been released by mistake in England and Wales since April, of whom as many four remain at large.David Lammy gave details in a Commons statement of three mistakenly released prisoners the police are trying to trace. He said the Prison Service was also investigating a fourth inmate released in error last Monday who may still be at large. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago David Lammy says three wrongly released prisoners are still at large

Justice Secretary David Lammy revealed the details as he finally faced a grilling from MPs, a week after brazenly dodging questions on the bungles.

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29 h. ago David Lammy admits 91 prisoners have been wrongly released in just seven months

Justice Secretary David Lammy has come to the Commons nearly a week after he brazenly dodged questions on the bungles.

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37 h. ago Lammy urged to end ‘scandal’ of people imprisoned for own protection

Exclusive: Removing courts’ power would help vulnerable adults and children and ‘free up jail spaces’, experts say, in wake of recent manhunts to find missing prisoners released by mistake

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49 h. ago Call for clarity on releases in error as prisoner mistakenly counted as at large

Robert Jenrick said he would ask David Lammy to make clear how many prisoners have been accidentally released and how many are still at large.

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51 h. ago Deputy PM David Lammy told he should step aside if he fails to reveal key facts on prisoner release gaffes

The Deputy Prime Minister has been asked to provide a full picture of how many criminals have been wrongly freed, and how many are still on the run.

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3 d. ago Cabinet minister Lisa Nandy admits prison release blunders are WORSE under Labour

The Culture Secretary said it was 'completely unacceptable' that the crisis had got worse since last year's general election.

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3 d. ago Lisa Nandy defends David Lammy over prison release errors and scrutiny claims

The Culture Secretary said her Cabinet colleague had weighed up which detail to share in the Commons.

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5 d. ago David Lammy is accused of 'hiding an even bigger scandal' after ANOTHER foreign criminal went on the run

Police have been unable to locate violent offender Ola Abimbola who vanished from HMP Ford more than three weeks ago.

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer hit by bitter Cabinet infighting over Lammy’s handling of jail crisis and Labour revolt on tax

Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says the Government ‘should be following through’ on its manifesto pledge on not raising key taxes

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5 d. ago David Lammy faces Cabinet backlash over prisoner release row as Deputy PM is branded 'incompetent' and 'cowardly' by his fellow ministers

The Justice Secretary has been blasted by fellow ministers over his refusal to answer questions in the House of Commons about the release of an Algerian national.

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5 d. ago More pressure on David Lammy as it's revealed a record 90 violent or sex offenders were freed from prison by mistake in past year

The number of bungled releases mark the highest on record, and eight times the figure from the year before, when 11 were freed in error.

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5 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer backs 'stonewalling' deputy David Lammy after prisoner release errors

David Lammy said a man was mistakenly released before new checks were implemented, although he told the Commons those checks were effective immediately, two days before the release.

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6 d. ago Mistakenly released prisoner hands himself in as Lammy faces fresh pressure over handling of fiasco

William ‘Billy’ Smith, 35, returned to Wandsworth prison after being mistakenly released on Monday

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6 d. ago David Lammy gives reason for refusing PMQs prison question after explosive row

David Lammy has admitted he was not 'equipped with all of the detail' on the mistaken release of a prisoner when he refused to answer questions seemingly referring to it at PMQs

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6 d. ago Lammy admits 'mountain to climb' on prisons crisis as 40 more inmates may be wrongly freed before Christmas

Pressure is increasing on the Justice Secretary David Lammy over his handling of the blunders

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6 d. ago Squirming David Lammy claims he stonewalled MPs over prisoner release bungles because he 'didn't have all the details'

Justice Secretary David Lammy floundered as he was grilled for the first time since his extraordinary dodging of questions in the Commons yesterday.

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6 d. ago Prisoner hands himself in after three days, as manhunt continues for migrant

Billy Smith, 35, handed himself back in after he was mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth.

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6 d. ago Prisoner manhunt LIVE: Wrongly freed man hands himself back in to London jail

Surrey Police said Billy Smith handed himself into to HMP Wandsworth following his accidental release

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