David Lammy is facing serious questions over whether he misled MPs after he refused to confirm the accidental release of an illegal migrant from a south London prison.

The Justice Secretary failed on five separate occasions to admit that another foreign prisoner had been released in error when questioned in the Commons, prompting accusations that he was being “dishonest” with the public.

The details emerged after the Metropolitan Police released a statement alerting the public that a manhunt was launched after 24-year-old Algerian Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was accidentally freed from HMP Wandsworth on October 29, but the mistake was only reported to the police on Tuesday. New Feature

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