David Lammy grilled by Sophie Ridge over wrong releases of offenders

David Lammy has confirmed that two further prisoners have been released in error since he last updated Parliament less than three weeks ago, as the crisis of mistaken early releases in England and Wales continues. Speaking to Sky News on Tuesday morning, Justice Secretary Mr Lammy acknowledged the latest blunders had occurred in the period following his Commons statement on November 12.

The admissions come amid mounting criticism of the Ministry of Justice after a series of high-profile cases, including the erroneous release of Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu in October and the subsequent accidental freeing of an Algerian sex offender and a fraudster from HMP Wandsworth. Official figures published last month re

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