19 h. ago David Lammy hits out at ‘brass neck’ of Robert Jenrick over mistakenly freed migrant sex offender comments

David Lammy has accused Robert Jenrick of having a “brass neck” over comments made about a mistakenly released migrant sex offender.

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20 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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20 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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24 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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26 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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26 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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26 h. ago Accidental release of migrant sex offender is sign of a ‘broken’ justice system, minister says

Steve Reed called for criminal justice system to be ‘rebuilt from bottom up’ after mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu, who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl

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27 h. ago Accidental release of migrant sex offender is sign of ‘broken’ justice system, minister says

Steve Reed called for criminal justice system to be ‘rebuilt from bottom up’ after mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu, who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl

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28 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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28 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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28 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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29 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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40 h. ago Epping migrant sex offender arrested in London after mistaken release

Epping migrant sex offender arrested in London after mistaken release  The Times

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46 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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50 h. ago Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer releases statement on case of migrant sex offender

The Prime Minister has released a statement after Met Police put out an update this morning, October 26

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51 h. ago Epping sex offender migrant arrested in London after mistaken release

Epping sex offender migrant arrested in London after mistaken release  The Times

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51 h. ago Moment fugitive Epping sex attack migrant is arrested in north London after his accidental release sparked three day hunt

A wrongly freed migrant sex attacker has been arrested this morning

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51 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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51 h. ago Migrant sex offender mistakenly released from prison arrested

Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu was arrested in the Finsbury Park area of London on Sunday morning.

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51 h. ago Epping migrant sex offender mistakenly released from prison arrested in London

Epping migrant sex offender mistakenly released from prison arrested in London  BBC

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