87 m. ago BBC Breakfast hosts share 'significant' breaking news live on air

Justice Secretary David Lammy made a shocking admission on Tuesday's BBC Breakfast

Society

1 hour ago Twelve prisoners mistakenly freed in past month and two still at large – Lammy

Earlier data showed 91 accidental releases took place between April 1 and October 31 this year.

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1 hour ago Twelve more prisoners in England and Wales released in error in last month

Justice secretary David Lammy says two are still at large and overall ‘trend is downwards’Prisoners continue to be released mistakenly with a further 12 inmates let out of jail in error since November, the UK justice secretary has revealed.David Lammy told BBC Breakfast that despite the latest figures the “trend is downwards” after improvements to the system were put in place. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Lammy to lay out sweeping reforms for ‘swift justice’ including plans to scrap jury trials in thousands of cases

Judge-only trials could replace juries for less serious crimes as David Lammy unveils ‘bold’ plans for a Canada-inspired justice system

Politics

2 h. ago Labour's prisons shame as Calamity Lammy reveals 12 more inmates have been mistakenly released in the last month

There have been 12 further accidental releases of prisoners since November, the Justice Secretary confirmed today.

Events

2 h. ago Lammy to lay out sweeping reforms for ‘swift justice’ including plans to reform jury trials

Judge-only trials could replace juries for less serious crimes as David Lammy unveils ‘bold’ plans for a Canada-inspired justice system

Politics

2 h. ago Jails chaos: 12 more prisoners released by mistake in weeks and two still on the run, says David Lammy

The blunders take the total freed by error to more than 100 since April

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2 h. ago David Lammy says 12 more prisoners have been mistakenly released

Two accidentally released prisoners remain at large, the justice secretary confirmed

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3 h. ago David Lammy says two more prisoners have been mistakenly released

It comes after a string of high-profile accidental releases

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3 h. ago Nigel Farage should ‘do right thing’ and apologise over alleged schoolboy racism, David Lammy says

The Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy claimed the allegations against the Reform UK leader were 'deeply troubling', and shared his own experiences of racism at school.

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3 h. ago BREAKING: Two prisoners remain at large after being released in error, David Lammy admits

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3 h. ago Two prisoners remain at large after being released in error, David Lammy admits

The Justice Secretary confirmed there have been two more accidental releases of 'violent offenders or sex offenders', and a total of 12 further accidental releases since November

Events

3 h. ago Lammy to lay out sweeping reforms for ‘swift justice’ including plans to scrap some jury trials

Judge-only trials could replace juries for less serious crimes as David Lammy unveils ‘bold’ plans for a Canada-inspired justice system

Politics

4 h. ago David Lammy to unveil major justice reforms to tackle 'courts emergency'

The Deputy Prime Minister will lay out his plan in parliament today to tackle the 'courts emergency' over a backlog of cases totalling more than 78,000.

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11 h. ago Justice secretary to lay out sweeping reforms for ‘swift justice’ including scrapping some jury trials

Judge-only trials could replace juries for less serious crimes as David Lammy unveils ‘bold’ plans for a Canada-inspired justice system

Society

11 h. ago Justice Secretary to set out reforms to tackle ‘courts emergency’

David Lammy will lay out reforms to overhaul the system on Tuesday.

Society

23 h. ago Judges would be at risk of intimidation by criminal gangs if majority of jury trials are axed, top barrister warns

Justice Secretary David Lammy is expected to unveil plans to limit jury trials to serious offences such as murder, manslaughter, rape or terrorism.

Events

25 h. ago Keir Starmer's former barrister chambers 'firmly opposed' to government's jury axe plans

Keir Starmer helped to set up Doughty Street when he was a human rights barrister

Politics

34 h. ago Chambers founded by Sir Keir says PM's plan to axe majority of jury trials is 'wrong in principle'

The leading human rights set claimed there was 'no evidence' that cutting back on criminal trials heard by jurors would help tackle the backlog of Crown Court cases.

Politics

43 h. ago Scrapping jury trials is 'perilous' and like taking 'flamethrower to justice system'

Tory peer Lord Gove claims Justice Secretary David Lammy’s plans to eradicate trial by jury is wrong because it's an 'ancient liberty' and a 'cornerstone' of our freedom

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