The Latest Breaking News from David Lammy

David Lammy ‘humbled’ to be sworn in as Lord Chancellor

The ceremony on Wednesday took place at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.

Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025

Criminal justice crisis: Courts to sit extra days as defendants and victims face waiting FOUR YEARS for trial

Lawyers welcome the extra court sitting days but urge the government to go further to clear the backlog

Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025

Lammy rows back on claim Farage ‘flirted with Hitler Youth’

Deputy prime minister David Lammy has backpeddled on claims that Nigel Farage “flirted with Hitler Youth.”

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025

Reform leader Nigel Farage is not a racist, says Prime Minister

The comments come after Sir Keir Starmer said Reform migration policy was ‘racist’ and ‘immoral’.

Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025

Courts will sit for extra days to tackle growing backlog

The announcement comes as judges have apologised to defendants and victims for delays in bringing cases to trial.

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe calls for end to ‘fundamentally wrong’ indefinite jail terms in Britain

Exclusive: Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was detained for six years in Iran, has urged justice secretary David Lammy to help thousands trapped on IPP jail terms, adding: ‘Punishment should fit the crime’

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025

Andy Burnham calls for UK to rejoin EU within his lifetime and rejects claim he is fiscally irresponsible – as it happened

Mayor of Greater Manchester says he would have to be ‘wrenched’ out of city and says he wants UK to rejoin EU

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025

Meet the industry bosses running UK Government departments

THE former CEO of BAE Systems, the British Airways executive who oversees its lobbying team, the chairman of the Petrochemical giant Ineos and…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 29, 2025

Labour to expand ‘intensive supervision courts’ to tackle reoffending

Justice Secretary David Lammy is expected to announce an expansion of ‘intensive supervision courts’ during Labour’s annual conference.

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2025

Keir Starmer urges Labour Party unity to fend off Nigel Farage's Reform UK threat

Starmer appealed to his Labour Party colleagues to have more trust in the government and display a united house, warning them to prepare for the “fight of our lives” amid Nigel Farage’s poll-topping Reform UK party threat.

Euronews · Sep 28, 2025