2 h. 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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9 h. ago Independent inquiry to be launched into how sex offender was mistakenly set free, says Lammy

Justice secretary David Lammy pledged that release checks on foreign inmates would be tightened

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10 h. ago Prison staff complain they are being 'scapegoated' after accidentally freeing Epping sex attack migrant as Lammy blames 'human error'

Mark Fairhurst, the national chair of the UK Prison Officers' Association (POA), said at least two more senior figures were also involved in the release of Hadush Kebatu.

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10 h. ago 'Human error' by a prison officer led to Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu being wrongly freed, says Lammy

The Ethiopian asylum seeker was recaptured on Sunday after being mistakenly released from HMP Chelmsford on Friday

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10 h. ago Prisons crisis means serious criminals will be mistakenly released again, experts warn

Errors such as accidental release of Hadush Kebatu, who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, are symptomatic of ‘chaos’ in criminal justice system

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10 h. ago Prison custody manager ‘scapegoated’ over bungled release of Hadush Kebatu, union claims

Mistakes happen all the time amid jails chaos, warns chief inspector of prisons

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12 h. ago Disgraced Smallville star Allison Mack to break silence over NXIVM sex cult two years after prison release

The 43-year-old actress is set to release a CBC podcast on November 4 titled Uncover: Allison After NXIVM as it will mark the first time she has ever opened up about herself and the experience.

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14 h. ago Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu to be flown back to Ethiopia ‘imminently’ after his jail release fiasco

Ethiopian asylum seeker was recaptured on Sunday after being wrongly freed from HMP Chelmsford on Friday

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14 h. ago Mistakes in prisoner releases ‘symptom of system chaos’, warns chief inspector

Charlie Taylor raised concerns over the systemic problem going on in prisons that needs to be fixed by prison service leaders.

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16 h. ago Moment mistakenly freed migrant sex offender arrested by police in north London park

The moment a migrant sex offender accidentally released from prison was arrested in a north London park following a two-day manhunt was caught on camera by a passerby.

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16 h. ago Prisons to carry out extra checks after migrant sex offender released in error

According to a report from His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service, 262 prisoners across Wales and England were mistakenly released between April 2024 and March 2025, a significant increase from the 115 cases reported in the previous year

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17 h. ago Family of schoolgirl assaulted by migrant sex offender ‘infuriated’ by accidental prison release

Questions remain for the government over the error that led to Hadush Kebatu walking freely on the streets

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18 h. ago David Lammy to be grilled by MPs over Epping sex offender's mistaken release from prison as Tories demand probe into Channel migrant crimes

The Justice Secretary, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, is due to appear before MPs in Parliament this afternoon following the blunder.

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18 h. ago Justice Secretary David Lammy orders new checks at prisons after Hadush Kebatu wrongful release fiasco

The cabinet minister will face a grilling by MPs over the blunder which saw high-profile prisoner released from jail in error

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19 h. ago Prisons to start ‘strengthened’ checks after migrant released in error

David Lammy will set out a series of measures aimed at strengthening the system as he faces questions about the blunder from MPs.

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35 h. ago UK Migrant Sex Offender Mistakenly Released By London Prison Staff, Re

UK Migrant Sex Offender Mistakenly Released By London Prison Staff, Re-Arrested  News18

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36 h. ago Epping migrant sex offender 'wasn’t trying to get away' as he was arrested in London park, eyewitness says

Epping migrant sex offender 'wasn’t trying to get away' as he was arrested in London park, eyewitness says  BBCMoment migrant sex offender arrested in London park  BBCBritish police search London for asylum-seeker mistakenly released from prison  NBC News

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36 h. ago Mistakenly freeing prisoners ‘more common because of changes to release’

The chief inspector of prisons’ comments come after it emerged that sex offender Hadush Kebatu was mistakenly freed from HMP Chelmsford on Friday.

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38 h. ago Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brückner 'living in tent in forest' after release

Christian Brückner was released from prison after a lack of evidence in the case of Madeleine McCann's disappearance, but since being released, is now living far from society

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41 h. ago Migrant sex offender released from prison in error arrested after manhunt

Justice secretary David Lammy was ‘livid’ after Hadush Kebatu - whose crimes sparked major protests at hotels housing asylum seekers - was released in error

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