David Lammy MP — An Ongoing Audit
Deputy Prime Minister · compiled 16 July 2026 · every item links to a primary source
This is an evidence audit of an individual public figure holding office in the Starmer ministry. Every finding carries a VERIFIED (primary source), DOCUMENTED (reputable press), or UNVERIFIED (advocacy only, fenced) label. Nothing here is alleged without a source link. Where a subject disputes a claim, that is stated. This audit covers the individual personally; institutional failures sit with the relevant department's own audit.
David Lammy MP holds the office of Deputy Prime Minister in the Starmer ministry (UK Government). Appointment and current role verified against the official GOV.UK ministers list. This is the baseline entry; the audit deepens as ministerial decisions and conduct are reviewed.
David Lammy MP is one of the Labour Party office-holders in Keir Starmer's government. The full ministry comprises 124 ministers (93 MPs, 31 peers). This audit tracks the individual's conduct and decisions in office.
As Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary, David Lammy faced sustained scrutiny over the mistaken release of prisoner Brahim Kaddour-Cherif. Lammy said he was right not to discuss the case at PMQs; the BBC reported he said he was 'absolutely outraged' and that 'the buck stops' with him over failings in the prison release system.