Lammy set to face media as Tories accuse him of ‘dereliction of duty’ over prisoners released by mistake – UK politics live

Prison governors in England summoned to an urgent meeting with ministers as deputy PM comes under scrutinyRachel Reeves is drawing up plans for a new pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicles to announce in this month’s budget worth an extra £250 a year on average, Julia Kollewe reports.Good morning. Except it isn’t if you are David Lammy, the deputy PM and justice secretary. Or Alex Davies-Jones, a junior justice minister, who has been doing the morning media round. Lammy took PMQs for the first time yesterday, but the coverage is a nightmare, partly because it coincided with news about two more prisoners being released by mistake, even though Lammy recently required governors to do extra checks to stop this happening, and partly because he dodged questions about this in the chamber. Continue reading...

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