Beadle’s About ran from 1986 to 1996. In it, Jeremy Beadle would blunder round the United Kingdom playing elaborate practical jokes on members of the public. Labour seem absolutely determined to stage a remake of this but with Lord Chancellor David Lammy in the title role: ‘Watch Out, Lammy’s About!’

On his current track record, Lammy will be apologising for things before he’s even done them just to save time

Whether it’s overseeing the random releases of foreign perverts amongst the general public, or accidentally misleading the House of Commons about whether he was buying a suit or not, Lammy’s appetite for chaos seems to know no bounds. Indeed, he has now created his own backlog of apologies for how he’s dealt with prison releases. He was back in Parliament today, answering questions

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