The Latest Breaking News from David Lammy

Asked about accidental prisoner releases, Lisa Nandy said ‘even one is too many’ but the government is ‘gripping’ the crisis

The Culture Secretary said her Cabinet colleague had weighed up which detail to share in the Commons.

IN FOCUS: As two TV presenters and a politician have already fallen foul of the rabid ‘Where’s your poppy?’ brigade, and actor Mark Rylance has been branded ‘woke’ for donning a symbol of pacifism, Helen Coffey wonders how a simple act of remembrance became so politically charged

Some 262 inmates were mistakenly let out in the year leading to March 2025

Government under increasing pressure as four prisoners wrongly freed mark just some of a number of high-profile cases

Another two, who are understood to have been freed in error in June this year, also remain missing.

Conversations around Keir Starmer’s future have reportedly increased in recent weeks, amid continued turmoil in the government

The new intake of Labour parliamentarians are among those said to be discussing the mechanics of a future coup, according to reports.

New intake of Labour parliamentarians among those allegedly discussing mechanics of future coup

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Starmer’s government has been busy emulating the ‘chaos and confusion’ that characterised the final days of the last Conservative administration, ahead of a Budget that will be profoundly depressing. If Labour is hoping to revive its fortunes, it will need to get a grip

Justice Secretary David Lammy acknowledged there was a crisis in the prison system.