You’d need a heart of stone not to feel sympathy for Alex Davies-Jones. Labour’s minister for victims was on human sandbag duty for the Justice Secretary David Lammy this morning – tasked with explaining to the media why there had been another two accidental releases of convicted prisoners.

The fact these blunders came only days after an another illegal migrant sex offender was released instead of deported was difficult enough to defend. But her response – which amounted to some waffle about sending in ‘tech experts’ – might make Lammy reconsider deploying junior ministers who seem to know even less about our chaotic penal system than he does.

If David Lammy is serious about his reputation and public confidence he must turn his ire towards his own officials

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