Man who sent racist death threat to David Lammy is 12-time Conservative election candidate Labour MP says Tory party has ‘serious questions’ to answer The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022
Foreign Office chief says it has ‘lessons to learn’ from Afghan evacuation Sir Philip Barton said he should not have stayed on holiday last summer as Kabul fell to the Taliban. The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022
Lammy visits Afghanistan to spotlight ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ The shadow foreign secretary has called on the Government to set out a comprehensive plan to prevent mass starvation. The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022
David Lammy visits Afghanistan to highlight humanitarian crisis Shadow foreign secretary says UK government ignoring catastrophe as millions of Afghans go hungry The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022
Boris Johnson survived the no-confidence vote. Can he cling on to power? Our panel’s verdict Despite 41% of his MPs voting against him, the prime minister has vowed to continue The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022
MP Lammy says he will not be silenced after racist death threat troll fined Glenn Broadbent, 62, was given a suspended prison sentence and fined £2,000 after sending the shadow foreign secretary a vile message on Twitter. The Independent UK · May 27, 2022
Leeds man fined £2,000 for sending vile racist threat to MP David Lammy Glenn Broadbent told the MP he would 'hang from a lamppost' if he wasn't 'careful' Leeds Live · May 26, 2022
‘This is a generational moment’: civil rights group for black Britons launches Black Equity Organisation, whose trustees include David Lammy and Dame Vivian Hunt, aims to dismantle systemic racism in UK The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022
UK’s first national Black civil rights organisation launched by cross-section of influential figures A national and independent civil rights group, founded by some of the most influential Black people in the country, has been set up to advance justice for Britain’s Black communities. The Independent UK · May 23, 2022
Tory minister tells people to 'get better paid jobs' to survive cost of living crisis Rachel Maclean's comments were branded as 'tone deaf' by Labour's David Lammy Liverpool Echo · May 16, 2022
David Lammy urges Boris Johnson to quit amid partygate furore The Labour politician said the Government was laughing at the British people after a Champagne bottle was auctioned off as a partygate souvenir. The Independent UK · May 15, 2022
Boris Johnson backs away from Northern Ireland protocol threat ahead of talks PM will go to Belfast seeking ‘broadest possible support’ from party leaders The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2022
Labour accuses Boris Johnson of seeking trade war with Brussels with ‘tear up Northern Ireland protocol’ threat Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy said it is ‘the worst possible time’ to open up divisions with EU allies Evening Standard · May 14, 2022
PM accused of seeking trade war with Brussels by threatening to tear up protocol Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy said it is ‘the worst possible time’ to open up divisions with EU allies. The Independent UK · May 14, 2022
The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022 Truss: Russia using UN security council veto as green light for barbarism Russia’s position as one of five veto-wielding members has limited the security council’s ability to censure Vladimir Putin’s regime.
The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022 PM hails Macron victory as he lauds France as one of ‘most important allies’ Emmanuel Macron has secured a second term as French president after his rival Marine Le Pen conceded defeat.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022 Beware! Having an opinion about sex while growing old has now become a crime Those concerned by The Family Sex Show are apparently ‘older’ or, in modern parlance, ‘irrelevant’
The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022 David Lammy calls for new law to target proxies shielding Russian oligarchs from sanctions ‘There are too many loopholes in the UK’s sanctions regime,’ Labour frontbencher says
The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022 Labour calls for Russian ambassador to be expelled after Bucha atrocities Shadow foreign secretary condemns ‘sickening actions committed by Vladimir Putin and his cronies in Ukraine’
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022 Expel Russian ambassador and set up tribunal to prosecute Putin for war crimes, Labour says UK has allowed Andrei Kelin to stay, believing he helps ministers convey demands to Moscow
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022 Windrush scandal: timeline of key events Attempt to deny rights of Commonwealth citizens to remain in UK first highlighted by Guardian in 2017
The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2022 UK politics: fury from unions as pay rises for civil servants capped at 3% – as it happened Public and Commercial Services Union says offer is in effect a pay cut because of rising inflation and prices
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022 Labour calls for EU security pact and end to ‘petty diplomatic spats’ after Ukraine war Boris Johnson must rebuild relationships with neighbours to ‘make Brexit work,’ says shadow foreign secretary
The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022 ‘We are with you in this fight’: Tens of thousands march in London in solidarity with Ukraine Streets of capital turned to sea of blue and yellow as mayor Sadiq Khan calls UK government response ‘embarrassing’
The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022 Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko tells protesters to ‘keep together’ with Ukraine London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who was at the march, declared the capital ‘will always welcome refugees’.