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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

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

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£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’.

Evening Standard

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’

The Independent UK

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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

Evening Standard

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

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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

Evening Standard

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.

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The Guardian - UK

What does mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu say about state of prisons in England and Wales?

The Ethiopian asylum seeker, jailed for sexual assault and due to be deported, was wrongly freed instead

The Guardian - UK

England and Wales prison checks to be enhanced after inmate released in error

Justice secretary David Lammy to announce series of measures after Hadush Kebatu was wrongly freed

Evening Standard

'Human error' by a prison officer led to Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu being wrongly freed, says Lammy

The Ethiopian asylum seeker was recaptured on Sunday after being mistakenly released from HMP Chelmsford on Friday

The Independent UK

Prisons to begin extra checks after asylum seeker debacle

Hadush Kebatu was wrongly allowed to walk free after sexually assaulting a teen

Evening Standard

Prisons to start ‘strengthened’ checks after migrant released in error

David Lammy will set out a series of measures aimed at strengthening the system as he faces questions about the blunder from MPs.

The Guardian - UK

No shame, no opprobrium: racism is priced in now. Of all the right’s victories, this one has been critical

In this age of Tory nativism and Faragist populism, the question isn’t ‘is this person a bigot?’ Now it is ‘does that matter at all?’ says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

Evening Standard

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

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