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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sophie Wingate

Lammy speaking to ‘best of his knowledge’ on prisoner release error – Starmer

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has defended deputy David Lammy in the row over wrongly-released prisoners (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has defended his deputy David Lammy against criticism over his handling of a mistaken prisoner release by saying it was “right” the Justice Secretary was “setting out the facts to the best of his knowledge”.

Sir Keir said he was “angry and frustrated” by “intolerable” wrongful prisoner releases after it emerged this week that two men were accidentally freed from HMP Wandsworth.

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