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Lammy makes history as first black politician to lead Prime Minister’s Questions

The Deputy Prime Minister was standing in for Sir Keir Starmer while the Prime Minister attends Cop30 in Brazil.

Evening Standard

Rattled Lammy refuses to say whether prisoner has been accidentally freed from jail - despite manhunt under way

Deputy prime minister lashes out during PMQs and tells shadow minister to ‘get a grip’ after repeated questions over the bungled release of Hadush Kebatu

The Independent UK

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).

The Independent UK

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Met police issue statement with more information about missing Algerian prisoner – as it happened

Police say Brahim Kaddour-Cherif is believed to have links to Tower Hamlets and is also known to frequent the Westminster area

The Guardian - UK

French taxi driver cleared of stealing from David Lammy after fare dispute

Nassim Mimun, who left with Lammy’s and his wife’s bags after ‘tone escalated’, acquitted owing to lack of evidence

The Guardian - UK

No watering down of Hillsborough Law, says Lammy ahead of first debate

The Bill, which aims to place a duty of candour on public officials, has been hailed as ‘landmark legislation’.

Evening Standard

Ministers were warned of errors at jail that released sex offender by mistake

Chaotic release procedures at HMP Chelmsford were flagged to the prisons minister last year

The Guardian - UK

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Andrew’s name removed from roll in first key step to stripping him of titles

Buckingham Palace confirmed his name was struck from the roll

The Independent UK

Andrew’s name scrubbed from peerage roll in key step to strip him of titles

The King took the dramatic decision to formally strip his brother Andrew of his Prince and Duke of York titles and HRH style.

Evening Standard

UK politics: Worries about immigration are ‘manufactured panic’ says charity as poll shows issue not a local concern – as it happened

YouGov poll say only 26% of people say immigration is an issue locally but more than half believe it to be a national issue

The Guardian - UK

Lord Chancellor David Lammy to remove Duke of York from peerage roll

The King is sending royal warrants to Mr Lammy to strike the dukedom of York from the peerage roll.

The Independent UK

£500 paid to migrant sex offender ‘galling’ but right thing to do, says minister

Sarah Jones said removing Hadush Kebatu from the flight and taking him back into custody would have cost thousands of pounds.

Evening Standard

UK Aid for Gaza: Palestine Students Can Now Bring Dependants Into The Country - Possible Effects And What Do Brits Really Feel

In a pivotal 2025 policy shift, the UK permits Gaza students to bring dependants amid an expanded aid programme. Discover the impact on families, policy implications, and the divided British response to Palestinian immigration and the Israel–Gaza conflict.

International Business Times UK

Reform MP’s advert comments risk normalising ‘flagrant racism’ – Lammy

Sarah Pochin apologised for causing offence after saying she was ‘driven mad’ by seeing ‘adverts full of black and Asian people’.

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The Independent UK

I was spat on for being Black – but Britain is not racist, says David Lammy

Deputy PM hit out at Reform MP’s remarks over adverts, warning they marked return to ‘flagrant racism’

Evening Standard

Inmate at scandal-hit HMP Chelmsford took own life after staff failed to spot he was a suicide risk

An inmate at scandal-hit HMP Chelmsford died despite being a known suicide risk

The Guardian - UK

Five more prisoners freed in error after sex offender’s release from Essex jail

Union says staff shortages and confusion over early release schemes are driving a rise in mistakes

The Independent UK

Migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu is second person to be freed by mistake from HMP Chelmsford

The prison staff at HMP fell for a fake email posing from the Royal Courts of Justice

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The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: What the mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu reveals about a Prison Service in crisis

In today’s newsletter: Rising numbers of prisoners released by accident are laying bare systemic failings in England and Wales, from overworked staff to issues with probation

The Guardian - UK

Lammy tells Labour to learn from Caerphilly defeat as party seeks reset

Deputy PM tells MPs party must pick clearer fights that show its values after byelection slump

Evening Standard

OPINION - Our prisons are in a mess, and a sex offender's accidental release is just the tip of the iceberg

Our prisons are failing and have been for some time. This latest episode should be a wake-up call

The Independent UK

Independent inquiry to be launched into how sex offender was mistakenly set free, says Lammy

Justice secretary David Lammy pledges release checks on foreign inmates will be tightened

The Independent UK

Independent inquiry will ‘help prevent further releases in error’ – Lammy

Former Met Police deputy commissioner Dame Lynne Owens will chair the probe and speak to victims about how Hadush Kebatu’s release impacted on them.

The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

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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