51 m. ago Mistakenly released prisoner hands himself in as Lammy faces fresh pressure over handling of fiasco

William ‘Billy’ Smith, 35, returned to Wandsworth prison after being mistakenly released on Monday

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4 h. ago David Lammy gives reason for refusing PMQs prison question after explosive row

David Lammy has admitted he was not 'equipped with all of the detail' on the mistaken release of a prisoner when he refused to answer questions seemingly referring to it at PMQs

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4 h. ago ‘I was not equipped with all the detail’ over prisoner release error – Lammy

Mr Lammy has faced scrutiny over his handling of the mistaken release of a second foreign prisoner.

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6 h. ago Mistakenly released UK prisoner turns himself in as search continues for second freed convict

Mistakenly released UK prisoner turns himself in as search continues for second freed convict  AP News

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6 h. ago Who are the prisoners mistakenly released from Wandsworth Prison?

Police are continuing the search for a migrant sex offender who was wrongly freed from jail

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7 h. ago Celebrity Traitors spoilers warning after final leaks outside UK

The Celebrity Traitors’ final was released early by mistake outside the UK 😭📺

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8 h. ago Prisoner hands himself in after three days, as manhunt continues for migrant

Billy Smith, 35, handed himself back in after he was mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth.

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8 h. ago Prisoner manhunt LIVE: Wrongly freed man hands himself back in to London jail

Surrey Police said Billy Smith handed himself into to HMP Wandsworth following his accidental release

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8 h. ago Mistakenly released prisoner William Smith hands himself in after 3 day manhunt

William "Billy" Smith was one of two prisoners released by error from HMP Wandsworth

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8 h. ago Prisoner released by mistake sparking UK manhunt is back in prison

William "Billy" Smith was one of two prisoners released by error from HMP Wandsworth

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8 h. ago Robert Jenrick accuses David Lammy of 'Bulls****' on live TV amid row over mistaken prisoner releases

The comment came as pressure piles on the Justice Secretary after prisoners were mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth

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8 h. ago Dozens of prisoners released from Scots jails BY MISTAKE as jaw

DOZENS of prisoners have been mistakenly released from Scotland's jails in a catalogue of blunders, new figures have revealed. The Scottish Prison Service said 27 inmates had been accidentally released since 2022. Eight "liberations in error" occurred in 2022/23, while seven happened in 2023/24 and nine in 2024/25. Three inmates have been released mistakenly in...

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9 h. ago Dozens of prisoners mistakenly released from jails in Scotland since 2022

27 inmates were accidentally released in Scotland between 2022-2025.

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9 h. ago Mistakenly released prisoner William Smith seen handing himself in 3 days after error

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9 h. ago Escaped prisoner William Smith released by mistake sparking UK manhunt is back in prison

William Smith, 35, who goes by the name Billy, handed himself in three days after being released in error by staff at HMP Wandsworth - he enjoyed a cigarette before being led back inside

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10 h. ago Dozens of prisoners released by mistake in Scotland over past four years

The Scottish Prison Service confirmed the figures

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10 h. ago Lammy under fire for buying suit instead of ‘taking charge’ of mistaken releases

The Justice Secretary told MPs on Wednesday he “bought a new suit this morning because my godmother said she would be watching”.

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11 h. ago Two more prisoners on run after being released from HMP Wandsworth by mistake in fresh crisis for Labour

Police searching for Algerian sex offender freed from Wandsworth jail by mistake along with convicted fraudster – days after justice secretary claimed he’d introduced strictest-ever prison checks following Epping migrant blunder

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11 h. ago 'Oops I freed them again!' David Lammy is mocked in new AI video as police hunt Algerian migrant sex offender and British fraudster released by mistake

A manhunt is underway for Algerian national Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, who was freed from HMP Wandsworth, alongside British fraudster Billy Smith, 35.

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12 h. ago Wandsworth prison manhunt latest: David Lammy under pressure as search continues for mistakenly released prisoners

Manhunt continues after news emerges of two more mistakenly released prisoners

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