Lammy under pressure after two prisoners released by mistake
The justice secretary had promised new checks to prevent more prisoners being released in error....
Chris Mason: The justice system is failing – the buck stops with Lammy
Problems in the prisons and the courts are not new but they are growing and the government doesn’t have a grip on them....
Wandsworth prison manhunt: What we know about mistakenly released inmates
Two men were released from HMP Wandsworth in error in the past week, with police hunts under way....
Algerian man released from London prison in error
It comes after migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu was also released from prison by mistake last month....
Migrant who returned to UK after removal sent back to France
Home Office sources say Wednesday’s return flight included the man who returned to the UK last month....
Mini-mart crime network a ‘pull factor’ for illegal migrants, say MPs
The Home Office is promising to investigate after the BBC exposed on a UK-wide criminal network....
Britain sliding ‘into economic crisis’ over £85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns
The number of people who are out of work for health reasons has grown by 800,000 since 2019....
Reeves’ pre-Budget speech fails to rule out tax rises
The chancellor says she will make ‘necessary choices’ in an unusual pre-Budget speech....
Could Reeves break a 50-year taboo by raising income tax in her Budget?
It is more than half a century since a chancellor chose to put up the basic rate of income tax....
We are ready to discuss human rights law changes, top ECHR boss tells BBC
Alain Berset, Council of Europe secretary general, said human rights laws may need to “change or adapt”....