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One of four prisoners at large is now back in custody

Over the weekend, it emerged that a total of four offenders freed in error – two released in June this year, and two in 2024 – remained at large.

The Independent UK

Accidental prisoner releases have gone up under Labour, minister admits

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

The Independent UK

Lisa Nandy defends David Lammy over prison release errors and scrutiny claims

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

Evening Standard

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Performative poppy wearing has turned toxic – should we be wearing white poppies instead?

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

The Independent UK

Prisoner freed by mistake in March 2024 is still at large

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

Evening Standard

Two of four on-the-run prisoners ‘mistakenly released in 2024’

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

The Independent UK

Two of four prisoners still at large were freed by mistake last year

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

Evening Standard

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Starmer ‘facing plots to oust him’ as Labour welcomes back rebel MPs

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

The Independent UK

Starmer said to be facing plots to oust him, as Labour welcomes back rebel MPs

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

Evening Standard

Starmer reportedly facing plots to oust him as Labour welcomes back rebel MPs

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

The Independent UK

Labour cannot afford many more weeks like this one

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

The Independent UK

Manhunt ends in Brahim Kaddour-Cherif’s arrest after accidental prison release

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

Evening Standard

David Lammy under growing pressure as new manhunt launched for foreign offender who strolled out of prison

Ola Abimbola, who is 21-year sentence for offences including kidnap, grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon in public, is being hunted by Sussex Police

Evening Standard

Manhunt continues for wrongly released prisoner as pressure mounts on Lammy

Police are still looking for Brahim Kaddour-Cherif who was mistakenly set free from HMP Wandsworth.

Evening Standard

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The Inevitable Downfall: Analyzing Starmer's Impending Removal

Keir Starmer faces a Labour meltdown as approval plunges to -52, MPs are suspended, and Reform surges. Explore the polls, rebellions and scandals fuelling talk of his 2025 downfall.

The Guardian - UK

Lammy promises ‘tough new release checks’ as missing prisoner arrested – as it happened

Accidental release of Brahim Kaddour-Cherif had added to pressure on justice secretary after similar incident involving Epping sex offender

The Independent UK

Headache for Starmer as splits erupt over tax hikes and minister breaks rules

Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell said the Government ‘should be following through’ on its manifesto pledge on not raising key taxes.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer hit by bitter Cabinet infighting over Lammy’s handling of jail crisis and Labour revolt on tax

Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says the Government ‘should be following through’ on its manifesto pledge on not raising key taxes

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Evening Standard

Manhunt ongoing for mistakenly released prisoner Brahim Kaddour-Cherif

Sir Keir Starmer said that he was ‘angry and frustrated’ by ‘intolerable’ wrongful prisoner releases.

The Independent UK

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

Sir Keir Starmer said his deputy could ‘speak for himself’ on questions around whether a prisoner was wrongfully freed before new checks were imposed.

The Independent UK

David Lammy finds himself in a perilous position

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Forgetting to wear a poppy to his first appearance leading PMQs now looks like the least of the justice minister’s problems. His lack of candour with the Commons about yet another foreign-national sex offender being mistakenly released from prison – on his own departmental watch –…

The Guardian - UK

Lammy says he was right not to discuss mistakenly freed prisoner at PMQs

Justice secretary says he did not have ‘all the detail’ at the time and there is ‘mountain to climb’ on prisons crisis

The Independent UK

Mistakenly released prisoner hands himself in as Lammy faces fresh pressure over handling of fiasco

William ‘Billy’ Smith, 35, returned to Wandsworth prison after being mistakenly released on Monday

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on mistaken prisoner releases: a broken system not human error

Editorial: Recent cases of prisoners let go by mistake rightly disturb the public. But they reflect the overstretched and underfunded criminal justice architecture

The Guardian - UK

Why doesn’t Lammy just bring in a new policy of accidentally jailing people?

Justice secretary seemed to be the only person not being released, as he hid from questions about latest prison mishaps

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