46 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 David Lammy mocked for 'ordering civil servants' at the Ministry of Justice to call him 'Deputy Prime Minister'

Mr Lammy, whose other main job is Justice Secretary, allegedly orders Ministry of Justice (MoJ) staff to use his 'DPM' title first. Sources close to Mr Lammy denied the claim.

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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 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 David Lammy told to ‘get a grip’ as search continues for mistakenly freed prisoners

Robert Jenrick said he does not have confidence in David Lammy, and also suggested the deputy prime minister’s handling of questions on Wednesday about escaped prisoners was a ‘disgrace’

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7 d. ago Where's your poppy, Deputy PM? David Lammy pays Remembrance tribute as he fills in for Starmer in Commons... but has to be handed badge halfway through after forgetting to wear one

Filling in for Keir Starmer in the Commons, the Justice Secretary started the session by making a sombre Remembrance tribute.

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7 d. ago 'Urgent manhunt' for second foreign criminal as David Lammy slams prison error

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has said he is 'outraged and appalled' after it emerged a manhunt is underway following the accidental release of a second foreign criminal within weeks

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7 d. ago 'Get a grip, man!' David Lammy in fiery PMQ's clash over accidental release of migrant sex offender

Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary, David Lammy, filled in for Sir Keir Starmer at fiery Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday

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7 d. ago Where's your poppy, Deputy PM? David Lammy pays Remembrance tribute as he fills in for Starmer in Commons... but has to be handed badge half

Filling in for Keir Starmer in the Commons, the Justice Secretary started the session by making a sombre Remembrance tribute.

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7 d. ago Watch live: Lammy faces PMQs grilling after Reeves hints at tax rises

Watch live as David Lammy, Britain’s deputy prime minister, faces Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (5 November).

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9 d. ago DAVID LAMMY: Hillsborough Law honours victims of too many tragedies

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, writing for The Mirror, says Monday is the 'first step' to making the British state accountable after failing families for too long

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9 d. ago Hillsborough Law must not be watered down, David Lammy warns MPs ahead of vote

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has said the Hillsborough Law 'must remain in its current, strong form' and ensure injustice 'has nowhere to hide' ahead of a crunch vote in the Commons

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2 w. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Deputy PM David Lammy laughed theatrically but he was seething, his voice now near castrato

In the Commons David Lammy, Deputy PM and Justice Secretary, was fighting to save his career after the Epping sex offender was accidentally released from prison.

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2 w. ago 'Calamity Lammy' comes under fire in the Commons: Deputy PM scrambles to set up independent probe into mistaken release of Epping sex offender as he faces pressure from MPs over Hadush Kebatu case

David Lammy, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, came under fire from MPs after he revealed that 'human error' appeared to be to blame for the blunder.

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2 w. ago Government to address nation at 3.30pm as Labour 'have serious questions to answer'

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy is set to address the nation at 3.30pm today after the mistaken release of the Epping Hotel sex offender, who has recently been re-arrested

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2 w. ago Epping hotel migrant accidentally freed from prison is ‘at large in London’, warns Lammy

Epping hotel migrant Hadush Kebatu who was accidentally freed from prison is “at large in London”, deputy prime minister David Lammy has said.

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2 w. ago Artificial intelligence can help rebuild trust in politics, David Lammy claims

The use of technology could help streamline the bloated state and improve outcomes, the Deputy Prime Minister said.

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2 w. ago OpenAI to store data on British soil for first time under Government deal

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy will set out plans to allow firms to host information on ‘sovereign servers’ run by the tech giant.

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4 w. ago Prostate cancer screening would save thousands of lives and have a 'generational impact' on men's health, Rishi Sunak says

The former Conservative prime minister stood alongside Labour's deputy prime minister David Lammy as they called for targeted checks for men at highest risk of the disease.

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