28 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

Politics

29 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.

Events

29 h. 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.

Events

29 h. ago 'Livid' David Lammy orders probe into mistaken release of Epping sex offender

Hadush Kebatu was arrested on Sunday following a two-day manhunt after he was wrongly released from HMP Chelmsford instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre

Politics

32 h. ago Migrant sex offender mistakenly freed from prison to be deported ‘imminently’

Downing Street has insisted that Hadush Kebatu will be deported ‘imminently’ as Justice Secretary David Lammy is set to face MPs.

Events

35 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.

Events

37 h. 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

Politics

37 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.

Events

40 h. ago David Lammy to face Commons questions after arrest of Epping migrant sex offender mistakenly freed from jail

The Justice Secretary has said Hadush Kebatu will be deported this week after his arrest on Sunday morning in Finsbury Park

Events

43 h. ago David Lammy faces Commons grilling after sex offender mistakenly freed from jail

Hadush Kebatu was jailed for 12 months in September for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl and was wrongly freed from HMP Chelmsford on Friday morning instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre

Events

46 h. ago Lammy to face questions after arrest of sex offender mistakenly freed from jail

Hadush Kebatu was found and arrested by police officers on Sunday morning in Finsbury Park.

Events

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

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

Events

55 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

Events

56 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.

Events

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

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

Events

60 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

Events

60 h. ago Met arrests Epping asylum seeker released from prison by accident

Force says Hadush Kebatu was detained on Sunday in Finsbury Park area of north London

Events

60 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.

Events

60 h. ago Kebatu manhunt LIVE: Epping sex offender arrested in north London after mistaken prison release

Kebatu was freed by mistake at HMP Chelmsford on Friday morning instead of being sent to an immigration detention centre

Events

61 h. ago Sex offender who was mistakenly released from prison is arrested after 3 days

Hadush Kebatu, 38, was sentenced to 12 months in jail just weeks ago for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and woman in Essex.

Events