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Lammy’s jury plans go too far, warns former director of public prosecutions

The Daily Telegraph 11 Feb 2026
David Lammy has gone too far with his plans to curb jury trials, one of Britain’s top prosecutors has warned ... This would scale back Mr Lammy’s plan for a blanket ban on jury trials for defendants facing sentences of under three years in jail.
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Now Starmer's deputy turns on him: David Lammy says he warned PM over Mandelson as ...

The Daily Mail 08 Feb 2026
The Prime Minister is said to have been told by both Mr Lammy and his national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, not to name the peer as Britain's US ambassador ....
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Peter Mandelson should hand back US ambassador payoff or give it to charity, says minister ...

The Guardian 08 Feb 2026
Foreign Office says it will review payoff given to Mandelson after he was sacked. McFadden is asked how he feels given he has known Mandelson a long time ... ....
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Lammy: I warned Starmer about Mandelson

AOL 07 Feb 2026
David Lammy turned on the Prime Minister as allies revealed he had warned against appointing Lord Mandelson as the ambassador to the US ... Mr Lammy is the first Cabinet minister to break openly with the ...
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David Lammy faces scrutiny ahead of Mandelson inquiry

The Daily Telegraph 03 Feb 2026
David Lammy could face questions as part of the investigation into Lord Mandelson ordered by Sir Keir Starmer ... Pressed on whether Mr Lammy and Mr McFadden should be involved, Ms Smyth responded.
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‘Supermax-style units’ for most dangerous criminals to be introduced in England and Wales

The Guardian 03 Feb 2026
David Lammy also tells MPs he will draw up legislation to stop prisoners using human rights ...
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Meeting requested with David Lammy over Isle of Man assisted dying law ‘delay’

London Evening Standard 02 Feb 2026
Alex Allinson said he wanted an assurance that the ‘rate of progress for assent is neither anomalous nor been subject to any artificial impediment’ ... .
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David Lammy's My London: dog walks in the park, letting loose at Spurs and trying ...

AOL 30 Jan 2026
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy is obsessed with London’s theatre scene, knows the best spot for Caribbean takeaway, and used to bunk off work to catch a film at the Victoria Curzon ... .
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PMQs LIVE: David Lammy steps in for clash with Tories as PM heads for China

The Mirror 28 Jan 2026
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy will face questions at this week's PMQs session as Keir Starmer is in China ahead of a historic meeting with president Xi Jinping ... .
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Fuming Lee Anderson heckled in PMQs as David Lammy makes brutal 'IQ' joke

The Mirror 28 Jan 2026
Reform MP Lee Anderson was heckled multiple times during PMQs before Deputy PM David Lammy slapped him down with a brutal joke about his IQ ... .
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'He's Not Getting This Gig Again': David Lammy Mocks Top Tory After Disastrous PMQs

Huffington Post 28 Jan 2026
David Lammy laughing at Andrew Griffith ... But deputy prime minister David Lammy – who replaced Keir Starmer for the Commons clash – said “he’s not going to get this gig again” after his disastrous performance ... Lammy said.
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For once, David Lammy had a good DPMQs

The Spectator 28 Jan 2026
Andrew Griffith was the Tory sent out to question David Lammy while Keir Starmer is in China ... perhaps he had assumed that Lammy would have another disastrous session like he did when a prisoner was accidentally released last autumn.
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